
1838-39 NEW-YORKER MAGAZINE. Trail of Tears, Abolition & Slavery, Mormons and Latter Day Saints
Very rare entire year run of Horace Greeley's first publication, prior to his New York Tribune. A Whig, Abolitionist, Advocate Against the Death Penalty, Promoter of the Westward Expansion, Defender of Slaves, etc., via his expansive and influential publishing work, Greeley was one of the most influential men of the 19th century. The present large 4to volume, near folio, contains two entire 6 month runs of The New-Yorker. It contains important primary resource content related to the ongoing Boundary Battle with Canada in Maine; Indian Battles in Florida, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, etc.; Slavery and Abolition; The Trail of Tears; etc., The volume is very sought for its early, first-hand Mormon material. Relevant to the important Mormon content, please see LDS dealer Rick Grunder's extensive description of the importance of this issue at the bottom of the catalog entry. Greeley, Horace. Benjamin Park [Eds]. The New-Yorker. A Weekly Journal of Literature, Politics, Statistics, and Genera