Mark Twain, Nantucket, Pearls, Samuel Gompers, Harper ' S Weekly May 7, 1910
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You are bidding on a complete original issue of Harper's Weekly published May 7, 1910. The pages measure approximately 10.5 x 15 inches (13 x 18 for center-folios) and this issue includes pages 3-36. All pages may not be shown due to space constraints. Great pictures, humor, science, literature, sports, theatre, history, news of the day, and wonderful old ads. Most issues are replete with politics and New York City doings.
It is 1910. The "Progressive Era." William H. Taft is the U....S. president. The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated. The Westmorland coal strike is at its height. Henry Ford sells 10, 000 automobiles. African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats white boxer James Jeffries, sparking race riots throughout the country. Meanwhile, the greatest fire in U.S. history, the "Great Fire of 1910, " rages in the west.
This Issue:
Cover Page: The Nation's Leading Fan (President Taft Opening Baseball Season)"Training the Cabinet Birds" by E. W. KembleThe Clean-Up in CongressA Diana in AfricaLast Honors to Mark TwainGeorge Washington Aldridge, Rochester BossWatch-Dogs of the Sea, NantucketMiss Jane CowlRussell Sage"The Early Struggles...." centerfold by R. F. SchabelitzThe Lure of the Pearl"The New Scholar" by Walter BiggsFinance, Advance in Railway WagesSamuel GompersEnglish BeautiesSupplemental Rear Cover Page, Napoleon Flour (detached)
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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, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast.
It is 1910. The "Progressive Era." William H. Taft is the U....S. president. The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated. The Westmorland coal strike is at its height. Henry Ford sells 10, 000 automobiles. African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats white boxer James Jeffries, sparking race riots throughout the country. Meanwhile, the greatest fire in U.S. history, the "Great Fire of 1910, " rages in the west.
This Issue:
Cover Page: The Nation's Leading Fan (President Taft Opening Baseball Season)"Training the Cabinet Birds" by E. W. KembleThe Clean-Up in CongressA Diana in AfricaLast Honors to Mark TwainGeorge Washington Aldridge, Rochester BossWatch-Dogs of the Sea, NantucketMiss Jane CowlRussell Sage"The Early Struggles...." centerfold by R. F. SchabelitzThe Lure of the Pearl"The New Scholar" by Walter BiggsFinance, Advance in Railway WagesSamuel GompersEnglish BeautiesSupplemental Rear Cover Page, Napoleon Flour (detached)
Please look at my feedback to witness sane pricing in action!
I am not a book or paper dealer so please view pictures to determine condition.
This lot will be packed flat and mailed first class USPS. I will pay half of the just under $6.00 cost for first class. Paypal please.
Please view my present and soon-to-come Harper's Weekly listings and thanks for looking.
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, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast.
