Sunday Grit: A Newspaper Legacy

Many Americans recall Grit with nostalgia. For more than 125 years, this popular Sunday newspaper delivered homespun good news, features, fiction, coupons, and comics to families across the nation. Nearly one million children have sold it, some for a few weeks, and some for several years. They often look back with pride on the experience when, as young entrepreneurs, they knocked on the doors of small-town homes and were welcomed with a smile and a dime for a weekly edition of Grit: America's Greatest Family Newspaper.

Dietrick Lamade, Publisher of Grit

Once again, author Robin Van Auken teams with the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and Ogden Newspapers Inc. to preserve and present the rich history of journalism, this time with Grit, a national newspaper with a circulation of more than 1.2 million. The Williamsport, Pennsylvania-based weekly newspaper grew from humble beginnings in 1885 to exert more influence on small-town America than any other publication.

Grit was one of the first newspapers in the nation to feature color photographs and artwork, as well as fictional supplements. Although its five-cent price tag eventually increased to 25 cents because of higher taxes, wages and materials, the newspaper maintained a high ration of editorial content to advertising.

Grit set the stage for other successful weekly publications such as Time and USA Today, as well as monthly magazines such as Reader’s Digest.

This highly collectible, limited edition book will be a keepsake in your family's library. Order your copy now and reminisce with beloved features like Odd, Strange and Curious, Aunt Beth's Chat, the Golden Rule Club and Do You Remember?

The cost is $24.95 for the hardbound, 136-page, richly illustrated book. Add tax, shipping and handling, and your total purchase is $31.69. Order your copy online using our secure Web site: Click to order >>>  

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