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America in Caricature, 1765-1865
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/cartoons.html

Description:
This online exhibition presents a selection of American political cartoons from the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. "The caricatures depict times of turbulence in American history and range in date from the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812 and to the presidential elections of 1860 and 1864 which brought Abraham Lincoln to the White House." Includes an introductory essay and images of over two dozen cartoons.

Publisher:
The Trustees of Indiana University

Extra Keywords
colonial

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Political cartoons
United States -- History
United States -- Politics and government -- Caricatures and cartoons

LII Database Information:
Record 6668 created by Maria Brandt on 01/26/2004
Last modification on 01/26/2004
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 12/10/2006
Published: 01/26/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6668