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Edward Williams Clay (April 17, 1799 – December 31, 1857 [1]) was an American artist, illustrator and political cartoonist. [2] He created the notoriously racist collection of lithographs titled Life in Philadelphia. [3] [4] He was also a notable comic strip pioneer. [5]
A compelling illustration of national level politics in the United States at the close of the Mexican-American War. Political cartoon depicts a man in military uniform sitting atop a pile of skulls, which could represent either Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott during the presidential primary race of 1848.
At the 1848 presidential election, the Barnburners left the Democratic Party, refusing to support presidential nominee Lewis Cass. They joined with other anti-slavery groups, predominantly the abolitionist Liberty Party and some anti-slavery Conscience Whigs from New England and the Midwest , to form the Free Soil Party .
In honor of the upcoming election on November 8th, (don't forget to cast your vote!) take a break from this election and see how those before us have expressed themselves about issues of the time ...
"An Available Candidate: The One Qualification for a Whig President". Political cartoon about the 1848 presidential election which refers to Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott, the two leading contenders for the Whig Party nomination in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War. Published 1848, digitally restored.
A political cartoon satirizing the candidacy of either Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott in the 1848 presidential election With the economy improving during Polk's presidency, Whig leaders like John J. Crittenden of Kentucky began to look to General Taylor as a presidential candidates in the hopes that the party could run on Taylor's personal ...
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848. Oxford History of the United States. ISBN 9780199726578. Weyler, Karen A. (2012). "Chapter 11: John Neal and the Early Discourse of American Women's Rights". In Watts, Edward; Carlson, David J. (eds.). John Neal and Nineteenth Century American Literature and Culture. pp. 227– 246.
The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0307957207. Nevins, Allan. A Century of Political Cartoons: Caricature in the United States from 1800 to 1900 (1944). Press, Charles. The Political Cartoon (1981). Scully, Richard. Eminent Victorian Cartoonists, 3 vols. London: Political Cartoon ...