American Political Prints 1766-1876: A Catalog of the Collections in the Library of Congress
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ISBN: 0816104441 / Publisher: G K Hall, August 1991
A wonderful piece of work, documenting 100 years of American political commentary in a comprehensive...
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A wonderful piece of work, documenting 100 years of American political commentary in a comprehensive visual catalog of the world's largest collection of graphic satire, caricatures, cartoons, allegories, and illustrations. With some 600 high-quality b&w reproductions of images issued in the course of electoral, partisan, and reform campaigns, the catalog constitutes a unique record of American thought and opinion. The meticulous annotations go way beyond bibliographic date to include a thorough explication of the iconography within its socio-political setting. For every collection. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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