Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly
The November 10, 1860 cover of Harper's Weekly, featuring an illustration of President-elect Abraham Lincoln by Winslow Homer and Mathew Brady
Illustrators
CategoriesNews, politics
FrequencyWeekly
FounderFletcher Harper
Founded1857 (1857)
First issueJanuary 3, 1857 (1857-January-03)
Final issueMay 13, 1916
CompanyHarper & Brothers
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City, New York, U.S.
LanguageEnglish

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.


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