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Thomas Nast : political cartoonist / / by J. Chal Vinson



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Autore: Vinson John Chalmers Visualizza persona
Titolo: Thomas Nast : political cartoonist / / by J. Chal Vinson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Athens, Georgia : , : University of Georgia Press, , 2014
©1967
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
Disciplina: 741.50924
Soggetto topico: Cartoonists - United States
Cartoonists
Altri autori: NastThomas <1840-1902.>  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; I. YOUNG THOMAS NAST; II. CHAMPION OF THE UNION; III. THE END OF APPRENTICESHIP; IV. TRIUMPH OVER TWEED; V. PRESIDENT MAKER; VI. LAST YEARS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Sommario/riassunto: If it is true that the pen is mightier than the sword and that one picture is worth a thousand words, Thomas Nast must certainly rank as one of the most influential personalities in nineteenth-century American history. His pen, dipped in satire, aroused an apathetic, disinterested, and uninformed public to indignation and action more than once. The most notable Nast campaign, and probably the one best recorded today, was directed against New York City's Tammany Hall and its boss, William Marcy Tweed. Boss Tweed and his ring so feared the power of Nast and his drawings that they once offered hi
Titolo autorizzato: Thomas Nast  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8203-4707-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786415503321
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