THE YOUNG EAGLE, Marlboro, New Hampshire, March, 1879

• Rare amateur publication

This was an amateur newspaper, meaning printed by a hobbyist. Such issues were popular in the late 19th century and most had a very short life. This is the volume 1, number 3 issue. They were typically of small size and issued monthly.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, 7 3/4 by 10 3/4 inches, minor foxing/dirtiness to a portion of the front page, good condition.

Background: As a tiny four-page, monthly publication issued in March 1879, the Volume 1, Number 3 issue of The Young Eagle out of Marlboro, New Hampshire, is an exceptionally rare artifact born out of the late-19th-century amateur journalism movement. Printed by a local youth or hobbyist on a small home tabletop press, its contents typically featured a endearing mixture of original short stories, poetry, local town gossip, riddles, and correspondence from other amateur editors in national press networks. Because these micro-publications had tiny print runs—often fewer than 100 to 200 copies per run—and most youthful editors abandoned their presses after only a few months, surviving copies are virtually non-existent today and rarely appear in formal union catalogs or library archives. Consequently, early issues like this offer an extraordinarily scarce, unvarnished glimpse into rural New England youth culture, early self-publishing history, and grassroots 19th-century social networking.