The American Magazine
American Magazine, The ( Jan.–March 1741),first magazine published in the British colonies in America. Edited by John Webbe, it was published from Philadelphia by Andrew Bradford after Webbe became dissatisfied with Franklin's terms for publication. Only three issues of this “monthly view of the political state” were published, but because the first appeared three days before Franklin's The General Magazine, it is distinguished as the first publication of its kind. It contained proceedings of the colonial assemblies, essays on moral, scientific, political, and historical subjects, and brief reprints from The London Magazine.
A second American Magazine (Dec. 1787–Nov. 1788) was a monthly edited by Noah Webster from New York. Besides the usual periodical features, it had articles on education and subjects of interest to women. It included contributions from the Connecticut Wits and was strongly...
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