Cartoon History of the United States (Cartoon History of the Modern World) - Couverture souple

Gonick, Larry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062730983 ISBN 13 : 9780062730985

Editeur : Collins Reference, 1991

Synopsis

What? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik?

Then you need The Cartoon History of the United States to fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain math, history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. His Cartoon Guide series has enjoyed immense success, earning him a Harvey Award (the “Oscar of Comics”). He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics), a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth. He was staff cartoonist for Muse magazine. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

What? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik?

Then you need The Cartoon History of the United Statesto fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Collins Reference
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062730983
• ISBN 13: 9780062730985
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 402
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