[Rarebooks] FA: 1811-The American Review of History & Politics

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The American Review of History and Politics and General Repository of 
Literature and State Papers. No.II. April, 1811 [and] No. III. July, 1811

Edited by Robert Walsh. Published by Farrand and Nicholas, 1811

Unfortunately, "The American Review", the first quarterly magazine 
published in the United States, only lasted for 8 quarters. Its editor, 
federalist Robert Walsh, was considered to be one of the leading men of 
letters of his era. Walsh developed "The American Review" to report 
regularly on the activities of governments in Europe, particularly in Great 
Britain. He modeled his publication after the popular British periodicals, 
such as the "Annual Register of England", and the articles concerned 
matters such as the political struggle between France and Great Britain and 
also gave attention to President James Monroe and the United States Congress.

"The American Review" also contained much nonpolitical material. Walsh 
wrote most of the most of the material himself, using contributors when 
they made manuscripts available, and included book reviews, speeches and 
essays on history, society, geography, and science. Walsh was forced to 
stop production of "The American Review" after only eight issues due to 
unfavorable political conditions (his pro-English position was unpopular in 
1812), lack of contributor, and few subscribers.

Offered here are "The American Review" Vol.I, No.2 and Vol. II, No.1. These 
issues contain a lengthy review of the newly published "Works of Alexander 
Hamilton"; Letters on France and England; Memoirs of the Philadelphia 
Society for Promoting Agriculture; Essay on the Causes and Variety of 
Complexion and Figure in the Human Species; Penal Code of the French 
Empire; Papers in Relation to the Affairs of Florida, and more.

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