Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156584565X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Before Yertle, before the Cat in the Hat, before Little Cindy-Lou Who (but after Mulberry Street), Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) made his living as a political cartoonist for New York newspaper PM. Those who grew up on Seuss will enjoy early glimpses of his later work; history buffs will enjoy this new--if playful and contorted--angle on World War II. Richard H. Perhaps most disturbing is the realization that Seuss was just reflecting the wartime zeitgeist.Dr. --Sunny Delaney. Seuss drew over 400 cartoons in just under two years for the paper, reflecting the daily's New Deal
Seuss's cartoons of 1941 and 1942 bring back to life the mood and the issues of the day.. Dr. An introduction and commentary by Richard H. The cartoons savage Hitler, Japan, Stalin, Mussolini, and "isolationist" leaders such as Charles Lindbergh. Seuss. savings bonds, and help control inflation. Minear, historian of the era and author of Victors' Justice, place them in context and illuminate the national climate they reflect. For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the wonderful stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Those for whom World War II is an abiding passion will find a brand-new look at the war and American involvement. Seuss Goes to War features handsome, large-format reproductions of alm
An unexpected find D. Andrew Kille The book is a collection of cartoons by Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel in the period up to and just following the US entry in to WWII in December of 1941. Full page versions of the cartoons are accompanied by a detailed commentary by Richard Minear, retired professor of history at UMass Amherst. It's an intriguing collection, demonstrating many of the styles and characters that Seuss developed in his children's books (he had already published several, like "To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street," "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins," "Horton Hatches the Egg," and "The Seven Lady Godivas"), . Autumn Sky said A True Eye Opener. Like most people, I grew up reading Dr. Seuss books and I read them to my kids. It's odd to see the familiar drawings dealing with such grim material, but it gave me a better idea how he became such a wise author and why so many of his stores have that evil-gets-you-no-where theme. All wars are terrible, but WWII will always stand out as one of the most tragic and evil chapters in human history and this author saw it all and understood it. This book gave me a greater understanding of how badly Dr. Seuss wanted to teach very young children how to get along, be fair, overlook differences and ju. Meh Pictures are great and interesting window into Dr. Seuss' wartime work, but the encyclopedic style of the text is pretty dry and uninteresting. Since I understood the context of most of the pictures, I found myself only referring back to the footnoted sections of the book that covered the pictures that I need more info on. If the text wasn't footnoted to key into the individual images, this would be a 1-star review. As it is, I'm not sure this book is applicable for any but the most die-hard Seuss fans or those interested in wartime propaganda editorials.