The ''American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge'' (1834–1837) was a monthly magazine based in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
. It was established by a group of
engravers to "give to the public a work descriptive, not merely of subjects, scenes, places, and persons existing in distant climes, but also of those which are to be found in our own fine and native country." It featured profusely illustrated articles on many topics, including American animals, plants, natural scenery, colleges, banks, hospitals, churches, cities, technology, and so on; as well as biographical articles on figureheads of the
revolutionary
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...
and
federal
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to:
Politics
General
*Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies
*Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...
eras. Modelled after the British ''
Penny Magazine
''The Penny Magazine'' was an illustrated British magazine aimed at the working class, published every Saturday from 31 March 1832 to 31 October 1845. Charles Knight created it for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in response to ...
'', it was published first by the Boston Bewick Company, then by
William D. Ticknor and John L. Sibley. In 1836
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...
served as editor.
[Joseph R. Modugno]
Introduction to "The Duston Family
" Hawthorne in Salem. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
References
Further reading
* American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
v.1(1834–1835)
v.2(1835–1836)
v.3(1836–1837).
External links
* Hathi Trust
American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
19th century in Boston
1830s in the United States
Local interest magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1834
Magazines disestablished in 1837
Magazines published in Boston
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