Stanley in Africa, Silver, New Pope, Harper's Weekly, Mar 9, 1878

Description: You are considering the Mar 9, 1878, original and complete issue of Harper's weekly Vol XXII, No.1106, pages 185-204, including the supplement section. It is 1878 and the reconstruction period after the Civil War continues but The Compromise of 1877 is reached, giving the presidency to Rutheford B. Hayes and pulling troops from the South, disenfranchising Blacks. Russia and The Ottoman Empire settle, and Umberto I becomes King of Italy. Thomas Edison introduces the phonograph and the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Ct, is in place. A tornado kills dozens in Wallingford, CT and yellow fever kills thousands in the South. Paris holds a World's Fair and displays the head of the Statue of Liberty. Pope Pius IX dies and Pope Leo XIII reigns. New Mexico is attached to the rest of the world by railroad and the Lincoln County Wars take place, And the Morgan Silver Dollar was introduced, enduring until 1921. In This Issue: Thomas Nast cover page, full-page, and last-page illustrations. Paying the Piper (Silver Bill). New Pope Leo XIII. Ice Boating in Madison, WI. Pearl-Fishing. Stanley in Africa, centerfold. Tramp's Lodging House. Origen of the Caliphate. Winter in the North and South. Supplement: "Wreck in the Offing!" centerfold Wonderful old ads, literature, domestic and foreign news. I will combine shipping. Two Harper's Weekly issues mail for the same price as one.

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