HarpWeek
Description
Harper's Weekly was perhaps 19th century America's most influential periodical. Heavily illustrated and featuring the work of many of the nation's most prominent journalists, illustrators, and literary figures, it offers an easily accessible window to all aspects of the nation's social, cultural, and political life.HarpWeek indexes the entire contents of Harper's Weekly (this component covers 1857-1865), from advertisements to illustrations, and is browseable in facsimile and searchable through assigned subject headings, literary genres, by the role or occupation of individuals, and by full-text keyword searching. Articles viewed and printed either as facsimile pages or as text.
Searching Tips To learn about Harper's Weekly, visit http://www.harpweek.com. HarpWeek is different from many indexes you may have used, but it is also probably more powerful, be sure to consult its Help Topics before searching. Do not rely solely on keyword searching, HarpWeek's indexing system and pre-established indexing categories--illustrations, advertisements, biographical sketches and obituaries, editorials, fiction, government proclamations, Harper's Weekly columns, news stories, maps, panoramic views, poetry, portraits, publisher's notices, and travel narratives--when combined with words and phrases, offer superior access to the periodical's contents.
Dates Covered
Civil War Era (1857-1865)
Print Counterpart
Harper's Weekly: M/Film 91, 1857-1916
Related Databases
· Civil War Data
Access Notes
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