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Cartoon History of the United States (edition 1991)

by Larry Gonick

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What? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik? Then you need The Cartoon History of the United Statesto fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.… (more)
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Title:Cartoon History of the United States
Authors:Larry Gonick
Info:Collins Reference (1991), Edition: Rev Sub, Paperback, 400 pages
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It’s very biased and the font is difficult to read. ( )
  DanHelfer | Dec 29, 2022 |
I was a little disappointed with this Cartoon History because it seemed to one sided unlike his other Cartoon History books. It focused on race but seems to drift away from Native Americans issues as soon as the 1900's comes up (as if nothing has happened since). Only one sentience mentioning Asian-American racism (while championing FDR as a hero in the same chapter) and not one mention to Hispanic racism; yet pages and pages on African-American racism.

What is good about this book was the humor and cartooning to very sensitive subjects. I don't recommend reading this though if you believe history should be taught with an unbiased opinion. The writer fails to hide that he favor liberal values over conservative ones; a good historian should not favor sides. ( )
  Jazz1987 | Aug 27, 2022 |
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  OakGrove-KFA | Mar 28, 2020 |
We do a multi-stream history cycle and this book was both a thorough and funny look at American History. ( )
  JennyNau10 | Dec 7, 2019 |
An astonishingly comprehensive, accessible history of the United States, covering the early 1700's all the way up to 1991 and the US Iraq war.. ( )
  Faintdreams | Nov 25, 2019 |
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What? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik? Then you need The Cartoon History of the United Statesto fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.

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