1820-1833 – 138 different issues of the Niles' Weekly Register
Baltimore, Maryland: 1820-1833. Disbound. 138 different issues of the Niles’ Weekly Register being sold as a lot. All are complete with varying degrees of toning. All are a little rough on the left edge as they were once bound in volumes. In nice shape.
The Niles’ Weekly Register was a national news magazine published in Baltimore, Maryland by Hezekiah Niles from 1811 to 1848. It was the first weekly journal of its kind in the United States and was the most widely circulated publication of its time. It exerted a powerful influence on the early national discourse.
If anything of significance happened in the United States, it was covered by the Register, and, in fact, it also contained the most important news from Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean as well.
As I flipped through the monthly issues, I noticed articles (many detailed, and for some subjects, multiple) about
Abolition and Slavery,
African Colonization and Haitian Emigration,
American Indians,
the Army and Navy,
Canals and Railroads,
Construction and the Corps of Engineers,
Crime, Privateers, and Pirates,
European and Latin American Wars,
Imports, Exports, and Tariffs,
the Industrial Revolution and Inventions,
Lafayette’s Visit,
Laws, Constitutional Amendments, and State Constitutions,
Natural Disasters,
Politics and Elections, and the
Post Office, Mail, and Westward Expansion..
No doubt there are many other topics represented.
. Very good. Item #010666The Register compiled information from letters and articles from throughout the United States and the world, so these issues include tons of detailed information from a wide range of contemporary sources. A terrific resource for anyone interested in early American history as it was being created. Not sold individually; sold as a lot only..
Price: $850.00