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This cartoon guide to US history begins in the English colonies and continues to the present day. The book presents such milestones in US history as the House of Burgesses, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Civil War, the Great Depression, the labour and civil rights movements, American expansion and the Gulf War. Larry Gonick is the author of "The Cartoon History of the Universe".
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A nice guide, but it seems a bit rushed compared to the great 'Cartoon History of the Universe'. Quality of the illustrations is less good, and the book seems less well thought out. Having said that, it's not bad. The history is carefully thought out and explained, and it's very digestible.
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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Fun, intelligent and worth having around
17 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
I'm reading this book for what must be the fourth or fifth time now. I picked it up as an undergrad, to refresh my memory of the History I'd learned in High School - now I'm in grad school for Literature and it's still a useful tool since I rarely have time to read anything more focused or comprehensive. Quite simply it's a sort of mnemonic device - much better than having a set of history notecards and much more fun. Ignore the reviewer who said it's anti-Republican biased - it most certainly is not. Kennedy is drawn with a more foolish grin than Eisenhower (whom I actually think looks regal) and LBJ's caricature is certainly not flattering. The book's tongue-in-cheek political slant is apolitical - almost anti-politcal. It pokes fun at everything and everyone because Gonick has read the unpalatable (and biased) history books we were all forcefed in High School and offers his graphic history as an antidote to them. Recommended for busy readers and Trivial Pursuit players of all ages.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Biased? yes. Funny? yes. should you read it? yes.
30 May 2000
Format:Paperback
Is Gonick biased? Yes, every historian, actually every person on the planet has an opinion and that is called bias. Gonick is at least honest and makes it clear how he feels about things and that is a strength. To one who is solid in American History this book is a light look at one person's perspective on history without all the pretention of ivory tower academia. For a child or young student it is a good strategy to get him/her interested in American History, You can give them a more balanced view of History later, right now have fun and get them interested or they'll be idiots.
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Hilarious, and accurate.
18 Aug 2001
Format:Paperback
This is the kind of book to read if you really hate history but need to know it for school or something. It makes history fun, not just boring names and dates. I read it late at night, which displeased my family because I laughed so hard I woke them all up. I bought another copy of this book as a gift to my college history professor. He read it and commented, "It was very well-researched. I bet writing the cartoons was the easy part."
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