  175px|thumb|right|an issue of harper's from 1905 harper's magazine (also called harper's) is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. launched in june 1850, it is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the u.s. (scientific american is the oldest). the current editor is ellen rosenbush, who replaced roger hodge in january 2010. harper's magazine has won many national magazine awards.awards and honors (pdf) at harper's site ==history==  harper's magazine was launched as harper's new monthly magazine in june 1850, by the new york city publisher harper & brothers; who also founded harper's bazaar magazine, later growing to become harpercollins publishing. the first press run, of 7,500 copies, sold out almost immediately; circulation was some 50,000 issues six months later.history of harper's (pdf) on harper's site  the early issues reprinted material pirated from english authors such as charles dickens, william make-peace thackeray, and the brontÃ« sisters. the magazine soon was publishing the work of american artists and writers, and in time commentary by the likes of winston churchill and woodrow wilson. the first appearance in print of portions of moby dick occurred in the october 1851 issue of harper's under the title, "the town-ho's story" (titled after ch
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