""Harper's Weekly ""was one of the most influential news-papers in America. Beginning on January 3, 1857, its run of nearly 60 years spanned a remarkable period in the history of our country, simultaneously reporting on it, influencing it, and making it. ""Harper's Weekly ""was a vital part of the Civil War and sheds light on the politics, the literature, the style, the commerce and, of course, the battles of that era in the American story. Each of the boxed sets consists of 26 issues, each a beautifully reproduced facsimiles of the original news-papers, packed in a handsome black archival box with gold stamping.