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Almanacs

Political Almanacs

Almanacs produced by political parties:

  • Hard Cider and Log Cabin Almanac
  • Henry Clay Almanac
  • Rough & Ready Almanac
  • Tippecanoe and Log Cabin Almanac
  • Whig Almanac, and Politician's Register
  • Young Hickory Almanac
  • Zach. Taylor Almanac

Almanacs produced in support of political causes:

  • People's Military Almanac
  • Clarke's Confederate Household Almanac

Political Almanac Gallery

Almanac title and date headlined with illustration of William Henry Harrison campaigning with barrels of cider

Hard Cider and Log Cabin Almanac for 1841

Title headline and date with an illustration of Zach Taylor riding a prancing horse

Zach. Taylor Almanac for 1848

Title headline and date with illustration of an eagle carrying the American flag flying over mountains

The People's Military Almanac for 1862

Title headline and date with a portrait of Confederate President Jeff Davis with flags and a landscape

Clarke's Confederate Household Almanac For The Year 1863

Portrait of Jefferson Davis encircled by the words “Confederate States of America/Our First President”

"Being the Third Year of the Independence of the Confederate States of America"