In the annals of American journalism, the name of Frank Leslie is associated with so many firsts that he stands out as a pioneer in this field. He established the first successful illustrated news weekly, offered the first full array of specialized...

Frank Leslie fathered pictorial journalism in the United States, developed the engraving process that made illustrated news a national medium, created specialized publications for different markets, and built a publishing empire. His colorful second...

The novelette of Nicodemus, the Detective from Africa appeared in Boys' and Girls' Weekly beginning in 1880. Newspaper and magazine publisher Frank Leslie published the story in 12 issues of the weekly, printed in tabloid format. Capt. Elmer Hardinge, author of the novelette, appears...

News illustrations and editorial cartoons in Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, the two major illustrated news weeklies of the time, have been credited with directly aiding Civil War enlistment efforts in the North. This article uses illustrations and editorial cartoons published from...

Thomas Nast faced big hurdles.As a recent immigrant to the U.S., he struggled with reading and writing English in school. The classroom became frustrating for him.Nast figured there had to be a way for him to communicate clearly. He found it in drawing. His keen...