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The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
Item # 695947
March 20, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 20, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper that is best known for its link to the best selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.
The complete serialization appeared almost entirely in the National Era before the book was published, with an overlap of just ten days.
The back page has: "Plainfield, Illinois - Resolutions on the Subject os Slavery Adopted unanimously by the Fox River Congregational Union" "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Resolutions of the Reformed Presbytery of Pittsburgh, on the Fugitive Slave Bill".Four pages, great to have in never-bound condition just as sold on the streets, subscriber's name penned above the masthead, a few discrete archival mends, some wear at folds & margins, good condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Pre-Civil War