🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · November 19, 1859
Complete Issue · New historically exceptional issue documenting the Souths panicked reaction to John Browns Harpers Ferry raid — three front-page illustrations including a Southern planter arming his enslaved people to resist invasion, published three weeks before Browns execution; the Tammany Hall election night returns in a double-page centerfold; and a continuing Dickens serialization. The front-page Black figures in the context of John Browns raid make this a significant piece of Black American history and the Civil Wars immediate JOHN BROWNS EFFECT ON THE SOUTH — BLACK FULL FRONT PAGE — "EFFECT OF JOHN BROWNS INVASION AT THE SOUTH" — THREE ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING "A SOUTHERN PLANTER ARMING HIS SLAVES TO RESIST INVASION"
A full front page of three illustrations documenting the Souths reaction to John Browns Harpers Ferry raid — the most revealing primary document of Southern slaveholder psychology in the immediate aftermath of the raid. The lead illustration — "A Southern Planter Arming His Slaves to Resist Invasion" — is one of the most historically charged images in this entire 1859 run. It depicts the supreme contradiction of the slave system laid bare by Browns raid: Southern planters, terrified of a slave rebellion, were forced to arm the very enslaved people they claimed were content and loyal, to defend against an abolitionist attack premised on those same enslaved peoples desire for freedom. The other two illustrations also feature Black figures in the context of the Southern response — together the three illustrations form a primary document of the fear, contradiction, and violence that Browns raid had exposed at the heart of the slave South. Published three weeks before Browns execution on December 2, 1859, this front page is a primary document of the weeks in which the Civil War became inevitable. An essential piece of Black American history, slavery history, and Civil War origins TAMMANY HALL — ELECTION DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "RECEIVING THE RETURNS AT TAMMANY HALL ON ELECTION NIGHT, NOVEMBER 8, 1859"
A double-page centerfold of election night at Tammany Hall — the legendary Democratic political machines headquarters on 14th Street in New York City, where party faithful gathered to receive the election returns in a scene of excitement, tension, and political theater. A vivid and very frameable piece of New York political history and Gilded Age machine politics — capturing Tammany Hall at the height of its power, just two years before the Civil War would transform American INSIDE THE HALF PAGE — "CHATHAM STREET, NEW YORK, ON SUNDAY"
A half-page illustration of Chatham Street — the bustling commercial street in lower Manhattan that was the center of New Yorks Jewish immigrant and second-hand goods trade, a vivid piece of Antebellum New York street life and Jewish-American commercial history.👑 ONE-THIRD PAGE — "THE EXILED SOVEREIGNS OF THE ITALIAN DUCHIES"
A one-third page illustration of the former rulers of Parma, Modena, and other Italian duchies — the Habsburg princes driven from their thrones by the Risorgimento plebiscites, now in exile as the Kingdom of Italy took shape. A significant piece of Italian Risorgimento history.✍️ CONTINUING SERIALIZATION — "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" BY CHARLES DICKENS
A continuing installment of A Tale of Two Cities — the novel about revolution, sacrifice, and freedom resonating alongside the John Brown content with extraordinary photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· November 19, 1859
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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