Description: You are considering the July 8, 1876, original and complete issue of Harper's weekly Vol XX, No.1019, pages 545-568 (includes supplement). It is 1876 and the country is in the reconstruction period after the Civil War. U.S. Grant is president and there are troops in the south to guarantee the fair treatment of freed slaves. The country holds its Centennial Fair in Philadelphia where root beer and bananas become popular. Bell has a telephone patent and Johns Hopkins University and the Elks are founded. Colorado joins the Union and Custer's Last Stand takes place. Electric lights illuminate San Francisco. The great Northfield Raid is recorded while Native American Indians are removed from the Black Hills after gold is discovered. Baseball's National League is begun and the first no-hitter is pitched. There are race riots in South Carolina and Stanley is in Africa. Rutherford Hayes (R) and Samuel Tilden (D) are nominated for president. What a year! Huge issue: Thomas Nast cover-page, 3/4 page illustration, and last page cartoon. Republican Candidates. St. Louis (Democratic Convention). Centennial Scenes, Main Building Centerfold. Ft. Moultrie Monument. Supplement: Founders of America; Spectacular Declaration of Independence centerfold! Wonderful old ads, literature, domestic and foreign news. I will combine shipping. Two Harper's Weekly issues mail for the same price as one.
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