Record #:

16489

Author(s):

Walser, Richard

Abstract:

Among the short-lived but delightful antebellum newspapers with a marked penchant for humor was the RASP, published in Raleigh during 1841 and 1842. Although a small paper, it had a wide circulation with numerous readers.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965, p121-134, il

Subject(s):

Newspapers--Raleigh; Antebellum period, 1820-1961--Newspaper; RASP (Raleigh Newspaper)