Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, 1974 [Hardcover]

Charles Brooks (Editor), Newbold Noyes (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1974 | Series: Best Editorial Cartoons

Take 139 leading editorial cartoonists from the United States and Canada, inspire their creative talents with the major political issues of 1973, and the result is this provocative pictorial history of one of the Twentieth Centuryís most tumultuous years. This, the second volume of the series, features the graphic commentary of virtually every major editorial cartoonist working in North America today, including twelve Pulitzer Prize winners. Topics range from Watergate, the energy crisis, and Americaís returning POWs, to a score of other events and issues. The 375 editorial cartoons contained in this workóat once biting, perceptive, and humorousórepresent the most outstanding examples of the art from a variety of mediaónewspapers, magazines, television, and cartoon syndicatesóand reflect a broad range of political thought and conviction. Liberal and conservative, radical and middle-of-the-roadóvirtually every political philosophy finds expression within these pages. The revelations of Watergate, of course, provided a fertile field of ideas for every editorial cartoonist during 1973, and some of this yearís outstanding works focused upon this and related topics. Many other issues, however, also claimed the attention of the general public and of editorial cartoonists as well: the emotion-packed return of hundreds of American POWs following years of imprisonment in North Vietnamese jails; the new war in the Middle East; President Nixonís battles with Congress and the press; the precedent-setting resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew; and a new trend in U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning obscenity and pornography. As in the previous editions, this volume is edited by Charles Brooks, former president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and winner of numerous awards for cartooning excellence.

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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

• Hardcover: 150 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing; 1974 edition (May 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882890271
• ISBN-13: 978-0882890272
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
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