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Graham left the paper in 1848, and McMichael and Bird became the driving forces in making the paper a journalistic and financial success. After Bird died in 1854, McMichael continued as the sole owner until his death in 1879. The paper was a staunch supporter of
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The "United States
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REPORTS CURTIS BUYER OF NORTH AMERICAN; Philadelphia
Expects Ledger Owner to Acquire Rival and End Publication
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joined Graham as publisher in
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100 block of North Broad Street in
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The middle-class city: transforming space and time in
Philadelphia, 1876-1926
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About North
American and United States gazette. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1847-1876
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was brought in as a one-third owner, and the paper was merged with the
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from Thomas B. Wanamaker's estate as part of his bid to grow the
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In 1899, the paper was acquired by Thomas B. Wanamaker, son of
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Dies in Paris Hotel: Thomas B. Wanamaker
Suddenly Passes Away
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Philadelphia
Gentlemen: The Making of a National Upper Class
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first published in 1789. The paper was redubbed as the
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newspaper. In July of that year, writer and playwright
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About The North American. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1845-1847
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Cummings soon departed over political differences, and
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The life and dramatic works of Robert Montgomery Bird
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446:Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
346:About The North American and daily advertiser
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334:History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, Volume 3
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196:In October 1845, the paper was acquired by
460:The North American: Advocate of Protection
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332:Scharf, J. Thomas and Wescott, Thompson.
441:George R. Graham. Philadelphia Publisher
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60:Language
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63:English
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