Thomas Nast: The Father Of Modern Political Cartoons

Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the founding father of American political cartooning, is perhaps best known for his cartoons portraying political parties as the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant. Nast's legacy also includes a trove of other political cartoons, his successful attack on the machine politics of Tammany Hall in 1871, and his wildly popular illustrations of Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly magazine. In this thoroughgoing and lively biography, Fiona Deans Halloran interprets his work, explores his motivations and ideals, and illuminates the lasting legacy of Nast's work on American political culture--

• | Author: Fiona Deans Halloran
• | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1469642352
• | ISBN-13: 9781469642352