The Children’s Magazine

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Title

The Children’s Magazine

Coverage

Hartford

Publisher

Printed by Hudson and Goodwin

Date

January-April 1789

Subject

Volume 1, number 2

Description

The first children’s magazine printed in the United States, issued by the publishers of the Connecticut Courant. The stories and articles were more often directed at adults, which brought about its demise after a mere four issues. This is the only known copy of the second issue from February 1789.