One newspaper especially defined by its era was The War, a New York-based publication that ran from 1812 to 1815. The newspaper’s very existence was precipitated by the War of 1812, and the description in the masthead proclaimed it as “being a faithful record of the transactions of the war.” The editor, Samuel Woodworth, declared that not only would the paper “support a love of country, and excite a contempt of danger” and “hand down to posterity the names of those heroes of America,” it would also educate its readers in “the art of war.”

This rare example is folded vertically at center, with each half measuring 9” x 11.5”.  A slight tear is noted at the upper right corner of the first page, but condition is otherwise good.

A scarce chance to collect “THE WAR”, as few original copies of this newspaper exist outside of museums and collections.   [cm] [ph:L]

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