1860 Civil War HARPER'S Jan Issue 150pp HARPERS FERRY

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Perhaps one of the Most compelling issues of this periodical's long run; and among the most coveted, content-wise, of its era. The ** January, 1860 ** HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE . Entire Issue. THICK : 142 PAGES 2x Columned pages. NEAR FINE+ Condition. Wonderful Illustrations. A PARTICULARLY COLLECTIBLE and HISTORICAL ISSUE, with GREAT CIVIL WAR ERA CONTENT-- INCLUDING, and most notably... extensive coverage of the John Brown, Harpers Ferry INSURRECTION (Partly excerpted in the listing below). Great condition; wonderful content. Includes, beyond the very topical (Harper Ferry), e.g., a long detailed opening article on the tropics of Costa Rica, including a trek into a volcanic crater, by the Irish orator and journalist Thomas Francis Meagher ; Notes from Mt. Washington, from atop the highest peak in the Northeast; and much more... including a long spread of rural, period afro-American and European-American character Depictions. HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. NY, HARPER AND BROTHERS. NO. CXVI--JANUARY 1860--VOL XX. Approx 150pp FINE . Self-bound (glued and stitched). Profusely Illustrated. Approaches FINE condition, OVERALL. Nice literary and especially notable news-worthy content (see below). One of the oldest and most prestigious literary and opinion journals in the U.S. Founded in 1850 as Harper's New Monthly Magazine by the printing and publishing firm of the Harper and Brothers, it was a leader in publishing works by illustrious British and U.S. authors. By 1865 it had become the most successful periodical in the U.S. Mathew Brady, Santa Claus, Little Dorrit, Wild Bill Hickok, Winslow Homer, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Mark Twain, and Boss Tweed , all debuted before a national audience in monthly/weekly magazines published by Harper & Brothers 1850 - 1870. Too, the firm's magazines themselves stand as landmarks in American mass media history. By closely associating word and image, Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1850) and its spin-off, Harper's Weekly (1857), as one critic wrote, "set the course for general magazines for generations to come. In so doing, they fundamentally fostered American literature." Harper's New Monthly Magazine contained a standard column in each of its issues entitled "Monthly Record Of Current Events" in which the magazine editors gave summaries of events taking place in Washington, DC, and also reported on what was happening in the war . in is w the above-mentioned Harpers Ferry Incident is reported contemporaneously and at length, and we excerpt some below (copied from the book at auction) in the listing... " THE Harpers Ferry insurrection has, to a great extent, engrossed public attention during the past month. As noted in our last Record, Brown was sentenced to be hung on the 2d of December . Four of his associates, Coppic, Cooke, Green, and Copeland , the two latter colored men, were tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be hung on the 16th of December. Stephens has been handed over for trial to the United States courts. The State tribunals can only compel the attendance of witnesses within the Commonwealth, while the United States courts can bring them from any part of the country. If, tfore, Brown had accomplices other than those actually engaged in his attempt, the fact will probably be shown at the trial of Stephens . Thus far nothing has appeared in any way implicating any persons except Colonel Hugh Forbes , an English-man, who came to this country some years since in consequence of his connection with various revolutionary movements upon the Continent has been engaged partly in literary pursuits,, and partly as a teacher of military tactics and fencing; and Frederick Douglass a colored man, known as an Abolition speaker." Selected Content, in ADDITION TO HARPERS FERRY i ncludes such diverse news and reading content as: -- Holidays In Costa Rica; -- Lay Of The Danube; -- Rural Pictures , 166-180 (12 Pages, by David Hunter Strother ) [ On the eve of the Civil War David Hunt... read more

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