A complete issue · 156 pages · 1911
Munsey's Magazine, November 1911
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1911 — all 156 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 156 pages · 1911
This November 1911 issue of Munsey's Magazine features "The National Spirit of Thanksgiving," an essay by James Lane Allen examining America's six major patriotic holidays. Allen argues that despite lacking federally-mandated national holidays, the United States has elevated six anniversaries—Washington's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving—to heroic status. Each commemorates distinct historical moments: the Revolution, the Atonement during Lincoln's era, Civil War sacrifice, national independence, workers' rights, and gratitude to Providence. Allen contends these ostensibly different celebrations share an identical underlying meaning: the balance between union and individual liberty. He concludes speculatively that future centuries will likely forget these commemorations as newer holidays replace older ones, much as successive generations ultimately honor only their immediate dead rather than ancient martyrs.
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