This database enables you to directly experience the richness and historical significance of Harper’s Weekly, America's leading 19th century illustrated newspaper. Harper's Weekly is an important primary resource for examining 19th-century America: it is a comprehensive, week-to-week chronological record of what happened worldwide in the last half of the nineteenth century. Dates range from 1857-1912, and cover the Civil War era through the end of the Gilded Age. Users can browse by volume/issue, can search full-text with the help of the databases thesaurus, and can use one of the indexed finding aids.
Resource URL: http://harp.alexanderstreet.com
Vendor: Alexander Street Press
Coverage Date: 1857 to 1912
Online Help: http://app.harpweek.com/Help/Help.asp
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