1863 Complete Harpers Weekly - Double Page Vicksburg
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An original complete copy of Harpers Weekly dated March 7, 1863 featuring superb illustrations and news of the Civil War action including full pages of: A scene in one of the Battles before Vicksburg (Thomas Nast double page) Paying off the Teamsters in the Army of the Potomac Running the Blockade at Vicksburg Map of Vicksburg (note that others on Ebay are asking more than $30 for this map alone) Departure and Landing of enemies of the United States The late Nicholas Longworth (front-page portrait) A history of the magazine is attached below. 6 pages (12 sides) in fair condition with the usual minor tears to page edges, damp staining, spots and scuffing. Harper's Weekly Teresa Bagioli Sickles confession, 1859 Harper's Weekly ( A Journal of Civilization ) was an American political magazine based in New York City . Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor. During its most influential period it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast . History Inception A Thomas Nast caricature of President Andrew Johnson . Harper & Brothers publishing was started in 1825 by James, John, Fletcher and Wesley Harper. Following the successful example of the Illustrated London News , Fletcher began publishing Harper’s Monthly in 1850. The
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