The Harper Magazine In The 1800s Summary

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The Harper News Journal was one of the most widely read magazines in the mid to late 1800s. The magazine set out with intent of delivering the news, as well as literature and culture, to every household in America. The magazine touched every home in America at that time in some way. At its height, it was estimated that each copy printed was read by at least five people sometimes more .(paragraph 2) The Monthly Harper Magazine, was a reliable source of information on a very broad range of topics. The article written in 1871 by W.D. Haley, recounts a few firsthand interviews of people who had actually had direct encounters with John Chapman; better known as Johnny Appleseed. Haley was a very pronounced author in the mid-1800s. Haley was able

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