October 17, 18450 As the United States have grown tremendously, through immigration and nativity, they have ran into many issues regarding expansion. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 provided hundreds of thousands of square miles to accommodate the rapid growth of the United States population. This new land inspired many people, like myself, to take advantage…
September 17th, 1848 Many a things have changed since I last wrote for the great Baltimore Sun 12 years ago. Just three years ago Texas went from an independent republic to an official united state. I can remember it as if it was just yesterday. It was February of 1845, I was in full support…
Jonathan Hodgkin Boston, Massachusetts August 1841: Hello people! Once again, it’s Jonathan Hodgkin here. Exactly one week ago I was assigned a highly unusual assignment to write about Mr. Hale’s wife, Sarah Josepha Hale, for her utmost achievement of becoming the first woman editor for Mr. Godey’s magazine, the Lady’s Book. When first hearing…
Life of the Nation - an Early 19th C. Journalism Project 