The Argonaut April 28, 1906

San Francisco, CA: The Argonaut. Very Good+. 1906. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is a newspaper - made from a single sheet. The newspaper is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light rubbing, edge wear and creasing to the corners and spine ends. There is a tear to the bottom front text page. "The Argonaut was a political journal based in San Francisco, California, from 1878 to 1895, founded and published originally by Frank M. Pixley. Pixley sold the journal before his death for $11,000.00. The name comes from the local term for gold prospectors, argonaut. The magazine was known for containing strong political Americanism combined with art and literature. Many 19th-century writers such as Ambrose Bierce, Yda Addis, and Gertrude Atherton Frances Dawson appeared regularly in its pages. It was considered one of the most important publications in California, and it had a great deal of political influence. As a staunch Republican, Pixley used The Argonaut to support Leland Stanford and other owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Pixley, who served as The Argonaut's editor and publisher, had been California's 8th attorney general when Stanford was governor." (from Wikipedia) .