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ERIC Number: EJ379337
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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America's Political Cartoon Heritage.
Heitzmann, William Ray
Social Studies, v79 n5 p205-11 Sep-Oct 1988
Traces the history of political cartoons in the United States from the first (Benjamin Franklin's "Unite or Die") in 1754 to the present. Discusses three requirements for effective cartoons, and identifies important cartoonists and their work. Characterizes political cartoons as one of the United States' liveliest, most enjoyable, and permanent art forms. (GEA)
Descriptors: Art History, Cartoons, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Mass Media Effects, Newspapers, Political Influences, Politics, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States Government (Course), United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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