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Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 2000 Edition 2000 Edition
Contributor(s): Brooks, Charles (Editor)
ISBN: 156554742X     ISBN-13: 9781565547421
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $14.41  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2000
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This often irreverent yet sometimes poignant look at the history-making events of the last year of the millennium makes the perfect time capsule. Features 400+ cartoons by 160 leading cartoonists in the U.S. and Canada.
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BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Topic - Politics
- Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons
- Political Science | Political Process - General
Dewey: 320.973
LCCN: 86645456
Series: Best Editorial Cartoons
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 8.61" W x 11.03" (1.24 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

In this edition of the acclaimed series, editor Charles Brooks
displays, once again, his talent for choosing the most memorable,
irreverent, and, at times, poignant artistry of today's most gifted
cartoonists. His selection of top editorial cartoons from the United
States and Canada runs the gamut, from presidential antics and political
posturings to drawings that comment on almost every aspect of modern daily
life.
From sports, education, health care, and the news media to crime, gun
control, and the economy, Brooks gives the reader pictures that are truly
worth a thousand words. Best Editorial Cartoons lovers will laugh
as they encounter hilarious caricatures of VIPs, view renderings of the
common man facing life's incongruities, and see the foibles of society
revealed in over 400 sketches.
Brooks' twenty-eighth volume includes David Horsey's Pulitzer
Prize-winning work from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, as well as
those of other talented and award-winning artists who have earned
distinctions over the past year. In addition to the cartoons, the book
also contains introductory comments putting each section in a historical
and social perspective. With contributions from some 160 cartoonists, this
latest work is sure to be recognized as one of the best of the Best
series.

Contributor Bio(s): Brooks, Charles: - CHARLES BROOKS, a former president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, has edited this series since its inception in 1972. Brooks served for 38 years as editorial cartoonist for the Birmingham News, where his work won numerous national awards.