The Cartoon Guide to U.S. History#1
Cover: Larry Gonick
The Cartoon Guide to U.S. History #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Prologue - Who Found It?", Larry Gonick masterfully distills the vast sweep of American discovery—from ancient migrations to the English attempt to settle Roanoke—into a clear, engaging narrative. With his signature blend of humor and historical insight, Gonick guides readers through the tangled threads of exploration, all rendered in his distinctive, accessible artwork.
Contains 11 stories
Prologue - Who Found It?
Eric the Red
Chapter 1 - In Which England Plants This and That
Captain John SmithPocahontasKing James of EnglandMyles Standish
Chapter 2 - New Colonies and Baby Chickens
John LilburneMetacomet (Narragansett Indian)Benjamin FranklinPeter Zenger
Chapter 3 - When a Colony Grows Up, What Does It Do For a Living?
Chapter 4 - Mighty Beefs From Little Beavers Grow
George WashingtonKing George III of EnglandPatrick HenrySamuel AdamsJohn HancockPaul Revere
Chapter 5 - In Which Happiness is Pursued, Gun in Hand
Thomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonKing Louis of France
Chapter 6 - Shoes, Myths, The Constitution, Etc.
George WashingtonAlexander HamiltonBen Franklin
Chapter 7 - Mr. Jefferson Throws a Party
Thomas JeffersonAlexander HamiltonGeorge WashingtonJohn AdamsAaron BurrMeriwether LewisWilliam Clark
Chapter 8 - Manifest Destiny, or the Great Uprooting
TenskwatawaTecumsehHenry ClayAndrew JacksonMartin Van BurenThomas JeffersonKing AndrewPresident MonroeBrigham YoungPresident Polk
Chapter 9 - Railroads, Over - And Underground
William Lloyd GarrisonLucretia MottElizabeth Cady StantonJane HuntMartha WrightMary Ann McClintockHarriet TubmanFrederick Douglas
Chapter 10 - In Which a War is Fought, For Some Reason...
William WalkerAbraham LincolnStephen DouglasJohn BrownChief Justice Roger TaneyJefferson DavisGeneral Robert E. LeeGeneral Stonewall JacksonGeneral George McClellanFrederick DouglasGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
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