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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-101595584706
ISBN-139781595584700
eBay Product ID (ePID)73338202
Product Key Features
Book TitleDr. Seuss and Co. Go to War : the World War II Editorial Cartoons of America's Leading Comic Artists
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicMilitary / World War II
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorAndré Schiffrin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-024967
Reviews"An interesting journey providing snapshots in history from times when U.S. involvement in the war was no foregone conclusion and later moments when victory was no guarantee." -- Comics Alliance "And now, rescued from the newsprint where they moldered unseen for over half a century, we can turn to the cartoons that let us know what happened when Horton hears a heil ." --Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus "Scathing, fascinating stuff... A provocative history of wartime politics." -- Entertainment Weekly "Fascinating." -- The New York Book Review "Vigorous, trenchant, and vividly remarkable." -- The Christian Science Monitor
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.5302/07
SynopsisA trove of almost 400 discoveries from the 'PM' World War II archives, this collection includes over 100 cartoons by Seuss, & others by Saul Steinberg, Al Hirschfeld, Arthur Szyk, Carl Rose & Mischa Richter., Dedicated readers and fans of Theodor Seuss Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, know of Seuss's fascinating, long-forgotten career as a political cartoonist for the New York daily newspaper PM during World War II. Dr. Seuss, however, was only one of a number of distinguished cartoonists whose work appeared in PM . In Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War , we discover an astonishing treasure trove of over three hundred incisive political cartoons by Seuss as well as a cohort of other legendary cartoonists of the time, including Saul Steinberg, Al Hirschfeld, Arthur Szyk, Carl Rose, and Mischa Richter. These fascinating cartoons offer a totally different picture of the war, both at home and abroad. Sure to fascinate and surprise readers across the generations, Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War lets readers "time travel to a remarkable time when editorial cartoons really mattered" ( America in WWII )., Brings together over 300 all-new cartoons from the WWII era, including over 100 by Seuss, 50 by The New Yorker 's Saul Steinberg and works by Al Hirschfeld, Carl Rose and Mischa Richter. The cartoons and commentary cover the five years of the war and are divided into five chapters exploring the year leading up to the war, Hitler and Germany, Hitler's Allies, The Home Front and Germany's defeat., An astonishing collection of World War II-era political cartoons by Dr Seuss and other celebrated cartoonists of his generation - the sequel to the bestselling Dr Seuss Goes to War.
LC Classification NumberD745.2.S25 2009
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- 28. Mär. 2022
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Dr. Seuss comments on top of war with illustrations and cartoons. Thought provoking.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 25. Mai. 2016
SEUSS BOOK
GREAT INSIGHT INTO WW2. FUNNY AND SMART.Bestätigter Kauf: Ja
- 03. Apr. 2019
Thought Provoking
Suess's brilliance shows up in everything he wrote!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
