Dr Suess Goes To War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel

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The best-selling treasure trove of World War II-era political cartoons by the creator of the Cat in the Hat - now in paperback! Few know the work Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, did as a political cartoonist during World War II for the New York daily newspaper PM. The extraordinary cartoons savage Hitler, Japan, Stalin, Mussolini, and "isolationist" leaders such as Charles Lindbergh. They exhort readers to give full support to the war effort, put up with shortages, buy U.S. savings bonds, and help control inflation. An introduction by Richard H. Minear, historian of the era and author of Victors' Justice, place them in context and illuminate the national climate they reflect.

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"Scathing, fascinating stuff... A provocative history of wartime politics. Grade: A." - Entertainment Weekly "Minear's text gives solid context to the drawings resurrected in this collection... They were, and are, great cartooning." - Atlantic Monthly "Vigorous, trenchant, and vividly memorable, Geisel's cartoons, accompanied by Minear's helpful commentary, are a salutary reminder of an era in which patriotism and liberalism went hand in hand." - Christian Science Monitor"

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Richard H Minear is a professor of history at the University of Massachussetts, Amherst, and one of America's leading historians of Japan during World War II. He is also the author of Victor's Justice: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial.