1896
December 29, 2005 12:22 PM Subscribe
1896. The presidential campaign in political cartoons and annotations. Including: Popocratic Witches; Goldbug variations; Bryan the Lion (a link in the Oz connection); the Populist Pandora; Resurrecting Secession; and so much more.
Wow, what a treasure trove! I stuck in my thumb and pulled out this plum:posted by languagehat at 1:41 PM on December 29, 2005
Nice post! On a lark I picked up Presidential Campaigns by Paul Boller at the library today. Your links are a great supplement.
posted by frecklefaerie at 2:06 PM on December 29, 2005
posted by frecklefaerie at 2:06 PM on December 29, 2005
[This is great!] (I just watched the movie Inherit the Wind tonight.)
posted by orthogonality at 11:17 PM on December 29, 2005
posted by orthogonality at 11:17 PM on December 29, 2005
Poor Bryan—what a comedown from '96 to being a national laughingstock in the Scopes trial.
posted by languagehat at 5:41 AM on December 30, 2005
posted by languagehat at 5:41 AM on December 30, 2005
My own first reading about Bryan was probably Mencken's savaging of him (oh for a Mencken take on GWB, I expect it would be similar, despite Mencken's conservatism), and after reading some of those reports and rememberances, Bryan has always just seemed like too much of a buffoon.
posted by OmieWise at 11:16 AM on December 30, 2005
posted by OmieWise at 11:16 AM on December 30, 2005
Totally excellent post, thanks.
posted by safetyfork at 1:00 PM on January 6, 2006
posted by safetyfork at 1:00 PM on January 6, 2006
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