Truman in Cartoon and Caricature

by James N. Giglio

Book Overview

This collection of 263 cartoons portrays the life and times of Harry S. Truman during his years in local and state offices, the U.S. Senate, and as the 33rd U.S. President. The cartoons reveal Truman's courage, tenacity, impulsiveness, frustration, stubbornness, petulanceand above all, his humanity. Truman recognized the "powerful influence on public opinion" of political cartoons. He appreciated this form of free speech and collected cartoons of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813818060
• ISBN13: 9780813818061
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Iowa State Press
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.