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Lot 355

[NEWSPAPERS]. [SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR]. The Saturday Globe. Vol. XVII, No. 41. Utica: Feb. 26, 1898.

Estimate: $400 - $600
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$200

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[NEWSPAPERS]. [SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR]. The Saturday Globe. Vol. XVII, No. 41. Utica: Feb. 26, 1898. 8pp. Approx. 22.75 X 17.25". THE NATIONAL TRAGEDY WHICH HAS HORRIFIED THE CIVILIZED WORLD, INCLUDING THE FIRST COLOR ENGRAVING OF THE BATTLESHIP MAINE EXPLOSION. A vivid example of yellow journalism, reflecting the way sensationalist reporting used the disaster of the USS Maine to mobilize public support for war against Spain. 

 

 

 

 

Condition

Extremities lightly frayed and torn. Chipping from possible disbinding. Fold running through center. Leaves sewn together at a later date. Some spotting and toning. Very good. 

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