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Historic Newspapers: City vs. Country Newspapers in the 19th Century

This Guide lists available Historic Newspapers as well as Databases where Historic Newspapers are avaliable.

City Newspapers in the 19th Century

This video created by the University of Illinois University Library includes an in-depth look at the rise of the "penny paper", and the existing tradition of political parties and merchants subsidizing newspapers for the elite.

This video is fully sub-titled.  Click here to view a complete transcript.

Country Newspapers in the 19th Century

This video was created by the University of Illinois University Library.  Country (non-metropolitan area) newspapers had some significant differences from their city counterparts, as this video explains.  Also discussed in the video are reasons why newspapers were encouraged in such small or rural communities.

This video is fully sub-titled.  Click here to view a complete transcript.