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Betsy Golden Kellem

Betsy Golden Kellem is an attorney and historian. She blogs at Drinks With Dead People and is currently at work on a book about P.T. Barnum.

These two covers are emblematic of the popular "Golden Hours" papers

The 19th-Century “Golden Hours” Convention Brought Young Readers Together to Meet Their Literary Heroes

The dime novels and story papers entertained boys and launched a popular culture we still consume today

March 9, 2018

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