Bibliograph

Herblock, a cartoonist's life, Herbert Block

Type

Label

Herblock, a cartoonist's life, Herbert Block

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Herblock

Oclc number

27814239

Responsibility statement

Herbert Block

Sub title

a cartoonist's life

Summary

"[Title] tells of the remarkable career that has spanned the era from Roosevelt to Clinton. Herb Block opposed isolationism before World War II; warned of nuclear hazards in the '40s; opposed McCarthyism in the '50s and racism in the '50s and '60s; and zeroed in on Watergate in the '70s and Iran-contra and other Reagan-Bush scandals in the '80s ... first-hand account of the life and times of the foremost American political cartoonist of this century. It includes autobiographical anecdotes written with humor, notes on personalities and strong opinions by 'The Washington Post's' widely syndicated cartoon commentator."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Kid stuff -- Family album -- The car -- School and the non-athlete -- The column -- Lake forest -- The 'news' -- Cleveland -- Trouble -- The khaki suit -- The view from E Street -- 'Post' people -- After hours --New item -- American isms -- All abroad -- The Ike era -- Medic -- New frontiersmen -- Lunch break -- LBJ -- Capital visitors -- Fateful year -- The pits -- Scene of the crimes -- The Russians are coming -- Politics and presidents -- A clutch of cartoonists -- Movie review -- The shore -- Fighting words -- Two-way communications -- Personally -- The draw

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