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For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvellous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few know Geisel’s work as a political cartoonist during World War II. In these witty, trenchant cartoons, Geisel captures the zeitgeist — especially the attitudes of New Deal liberals — with a wonderful Seussian flair.
The cartoons savage Hitler, Japan, Mussolini, and American “isolationist” leaders such as Charles Lindbergh, and exhort readers to give full support to the war effort. They are sharply critical of anti-Semitism and anti-black racism — and, shockingly, undeniably racist in their portrayal of Japanese Americans. An introduction by Art Spiegelman, and commentary by Richard H. Minear, a historian of the era, place them in context and provide insight into the national climate they reflect.
Richard H. Minear is a Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of Victors’ Justice: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial.
“Dr. Seuss. A shocker — this cat is not in the hat!” — Studs Terkel
“This is scathing, fascinating stuff, and with Minear’s commentary, it provides a provocative history of wartime politics.” — Entertainment Weekly
Cloth: August 2000
Paper: April 2002
272 pages
Cloth
1 85984 781 1
£17 (UK only)
Paper
1 85984 440 5
£12 (UK only)
