The First American Magazines

The publishers who launched the first American magazines faced the same market conditions affecting American newspapers in the second half of the 18th century.  Read more...

This Chapter

The First

Bradford beats Franklin, and American magazine publishing takes shape.

In and After the Revolution

Magazine publishing at the birth of the country.

Why..?

A few magazines from the end of the century, and a stab at the puzzle of persistence.

Remainders

A short roster of 18th-century American magazines not mentioned earlier.