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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vinson, John Chalmers, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartoonists--United States--Biography.

Cartoonists.

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902.

Nast, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902. Cartoons. Selections

ISBN:

9780820347073

0820347078

OCLC:

697756515