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Cartoon History of the United States

by Larry Gonick

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ISBN13: 9780062730985
ISBN10: 0062730983
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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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" . . . a vital, dynamic, and consistently challenging panorama of our past."(-- The Comics Journal)

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"Gonick's irreverent humor is effective . . . the text sparkles . . . "(-- Los Angeles Times)

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"A perfect gift for that teenager who simply can't get American history straight . . . "(-- San Francisco Chronicle)
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About the Author

Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for more than thirty years, starting with Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform in 1971. He has been a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT and is currently staff cartoonist for Muse magazine. He has nearly one million copies of the Cartoon Guides in print.
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ISBN:
9780062730985
Author:
Gonick, Larry
Publisher:
Collins Reference
Author:
by Larry Gonick
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Form - Cartoons & Comics
Subject:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
United States History Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
Comics & Cartoons
Subject:
Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons
Subject:
General Study Aids
Subject:
United States History.
Copyright:
1991
Edition Description:
1st HarperPerennial ed.
Series Volume:
no. 101-139
Publication Date:
August 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
9.28x7.36x1.07 in. 1.22 lbs.
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