The Steven Lomazow Collection of American Periodicals
One of the largest periodical collection of all time. The Steven Lomazow Collection consists of almost 30 thousand issues dating back to the early 1700's. A finer collection of periodical artwork you can't find any where else.
Local ID: 1079
Estimated Value: $800
| Title: | Countryman |
| Category: | Confederate, Literary |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Date: | December 1862 |
| Published in: | Turnwold, GA |
| A rare Confederate imprint, published on Turnwold Plantation by J. A. Turner. Aside from a 45 word nonfiction letter to the editor in the previous issue, the story in this issue, entitled ‘Grumblers’, is the first appearance of Joel Chandler Harris, his earliest published literary work. Harris’ experiences on Turnwold Plantation were the inspiration for his “Uncle Remus”. See: Cousins, Paul M. “Joel Chandler Harris: A Biography”, Baton Rouge, Lousiana State University Press, 1968, p. 62. | |