Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 1988 Edition Paperback – March 31, 1988
by Charles Brooks (Editor)
The Iran-Contra hearings, the fire storm of opposition to the appointment of Robert Bork, the defrocking of evangelical leaders, and the Reagan administration. All of these events and dozens more receive the full attention, and sometimes fury, of the nation's cartoonists. Long considered the most definitive collection of editorial cartoons, Best Editorial Cartoons fo the Year: 1988 Edition is a must for the political minded, the history buff, the humorist, and the artist. ABOUT THE EDITOR Editor Charles Brooks is past president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and for thirty-eight years was a cartoonist for the Birmingham News. He has been the recipient of thirteen Freedom Foundation Awards, a national VFW Award, two Vigilante Patriot Awards, and a Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial cartooning. Brooks' cartoons appear in more than eighty books, including textbooks on political science, economics, and history, as well as encyclopedias and yearbooks. His original cartoons are on display in many libraries' archives.
From School Library Journal
YA Modern European and American history students as well as current events students will appreciate this retrospective, thematically-arranged collection of editorial cartoons. New volumes are added annually.
Copyright 1988 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
CHARLES BROOKS, a former president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, has edited this series since its inception in 1972. Brooks served for 38 years as editorial cartoonist for the Birmingham News, where his work won numerous national awards.
Product Details
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Pelican Publishing; 1988 edition (March 31, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0882896873
ISBN-13: 978-0882896878
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
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