political cartoons

A look at the history of political cartoons in the United States, including examples from Benjamin Franklin through the present day.

Presents the history of American political cartoons featuring over 200 illustrations. Includes cartoons focused on presidents, wars, domestic issues, politics, and labor.

Presents more than two hundred reproductions of the political cartoons of Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Suess, written during World War II for the daily newspaper, "PM," between 1941 and 1942, and that comment on isolationism, racism, and anti-Semitism.

Chronicles the history of American political cartooning from Benjamin Franklin's first cartoons in 1754 to the cartoons portraying public opinion of political scandals in the late 1990s.

Examines fifteen political cartoons that deal with censorship, covering such aspects as the First Amendment, justification of censorship, protection of children, and controversial and censored cartoons. Also provides a bibliography and annotated list of organizations.

A brief discussion of the techniques and functions of political cartoons accompanies capsule biographies of sixteen political cartoonists from Ben Franklin to Tom Darcy.