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The first volume of this work, covering the period from 1741-1850, was issued in 1931 by another publisher, and is reissued now without change, under our imprint. The second volume covers the period from 1850 to 1865; the third volume, the period from 1865 to 1885. For each chronological period, Mr. Mott has provided a running history which notes the occurrence of the chief general magazines and the developments in the field of class periodicals, as well as publishing conditions during that period, the development of circulations, advertising, payments to contributors, reader attitudes, changing formats, styles and processes of illustration, and the like. Then in a supplement to that running history, he offers historical sketches of the chief magazines which flourished in the period. These sketches extend far beyond the chronological limitations of the period. The second and third volumes present, altogether, separate sketches of seventy-six magazines, including The North American Review, The Youth's Companion, The Liberator, The Independent, Harper's Monthly, Leslie's Weekly, Harper's Weekly, The Atlantic Monthly, St. Nicholas, and Puck. The whole is an unusual mirror of American civilization.

Excerpt from The American Newspaper Directory and Record of the Press, 1861: Containing an Accurate List of All the Newspapers, Magazines, Reviews, Periodicals, Etc. In the United States and British Provinces of North America; Also, a Concise General View of the Origin, Rise and Progress of Newspapers Union. Southern Shield. To Matti: Young Americana: Southron. 10 Van Bursa. Intelligencer. 10 Democrat. 10 Press. 10 Herald. 10 Gimblet. 10 Sunbeam 10 South Western. 10 Little Rock. Democrat. 10 Ark. Baptist. 10 Demeo. 10 Telegraph. 10 State Gazette. W Wittsburg, St. Fran Old Line Democ. To Democrat, 10 True Democrat. 10 Independent. 10. Messenger. To C A Is I P O R N I A Les Angela. El Clamor Publico. Record. 10 220th. Vine ard.1o uth' Cali or n. 10 Journal. [reli 1r Herald. 10 Star. 4 Star of the paci'a Times. 10 Quizzeclppcrat. 10 Courier. So 0 True Repubhcauao Gazette. To Citizen. 10. Democrat. 4 Times 41 Trans. W Patriot. 10 unob 10 Sentinel. 10 Independent. 10 San Diego. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.