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Fletcher Harper (January 31, 1806 in Newtown, New York – May 29, 1877 in New York City, New York) was an American publisher in the early-to-mid 19th century. Fletcher was the youngest of four sons born to Joseph Henry Harper, (1750–1838), a farmer, carpenter, and storekeeper, and Elizabeth Kollyer, a Dutch burgher's daughter. With his brothers, James, John, and Joseph Wesley, founded the Harper & Brothers publishing house. Credited with founding ''Harper's Weekly'' (1850), ''Harper's Magazine'' (1850), and ''Harper's Bazaar'' (1867). Fletcher gave cartoonist Thomas Nast his start in ''Harper's Weekly'', and gave Nast great editorial freedom. His newspaper ''Harper's Weekly'' rose to fame during the American Civil War because of Nast's depiction of the war. It was called by United States President Abraham Lincoln "The greatest recruiter for the United States Military." Harpers weekly was also responsible for publishing the first modern image of Santa Claus (drawn by Nast). His paper lost power after his death when his successor George W. Curtis began putting restrictions of Nast's, causing him to quit in 1886. ==External links== * *(New York Times Obituary ) *(American Bookseller Obituary ) * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fletcher Harper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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