The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons Tapa blanda - 2004

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The Forbidden Book uses over 200 political cartoons from 1898 to 1906 to chronicle a little known war between the United States and the Philippines. The war saw the deployment of 126,000 U.S. troops, lasted more than 15 years and killed hundreds of thousands of Filipinos beginning in February 1899.The book's title comes from a 1900 Chicago Chronicle cartoon of the same name showing then-President William McKinley putting a lock on a book titled "True History of the War in the Philippines." Today, very few Americans know about the brutal suppression of Philippine independence or the anti-war movement led at that time by the likes of writer Mark Twain, peace activist Jane Addams, journalist Joseph Pulitzer, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, labor leader Samuel Gompers, and Moorfield Storey, first president of the NAACP.The book reveals how the public was misled in the days leading to the war, shows illustrations of U.S. soldiers using the infamous "water cure" torture (today referred to as… Leer más

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CA: TBOLI PUBLISHING, 2004 Book. Illus. by ABE IGNACIO. Very Good. Hardcover. TITLE: THE FORBIDDEN BOOK: The Philippine-American War In Political Cartoons By ABE IGNACIO (signed) 2004 First Edition AUTHOR: ABE IGNACIO PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: TBOLI PUBLISHING, CA 2004 EDITION: First Edition stated ISBN: I88776463I CATEGORY: BINDING/COVER: Softback without dust jacket COLOR: SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: pages. CONDITION: Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good++/None dust jacket as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: There are four signatures on the title page with at least three possibly being from the authors. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All… Leer más

2004 1887764631. San Francisco: T'Boli 2004. 8°. V, 176 S, durchgehend Farb- und sw-Abbildungen, Kartoniert (gut erhalten - good condition)