206 pages : 28 cm, Includes index

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Charles Brooks

Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated

Arcadia Publishing

United States, United States of America

2002 edition, Gretna [La, 2002

2002, PT, 2002

Volume 0, 2002

The terrorist attack of September 11--one of historyis blackest days--shook America to its core, but at the same time galvanized an aroused nation to action. Leading editorial cartoonists capture in this volume that swift response--the horror, the grief, the pain, the unity, and, finally, the resolve to crush the scourge of terrorism wherever it exists--with a section of this yearis edition devoted to the terrorist attack on America. First published in 1973, Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year annually showcases the talents, viewpoints, and insights of some 175 cartoonists in more than 400 prime examples of their work. Editor of this volume, as for the past twenty-nine editions, is Charles Brooks, former president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and an award-winning cartoonist in his own right. Also included are editorial cartoons highlighting the other major news stories of 2001, such as the continuing turmoil in the Middle East, the faltering economy, the anthrax scare, the administration of George W. Bush, and the Democratsi surprise takeover of the U.S. Senate. The yearis major award-winning cartoons are also presented, along with lists of previous prize winners. ABOUT THE EDITOR Charles Brooks was a cartoonist for the Birmingham News for thirty-eight years. He has been the recipient of thirteen Freedom Foundation awards, a National VFW Award, two Vigilante Patriot awards, and a Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial cartooning.

<p>For The Past decade -- ten eventful, epochal years -- the Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year series has become the definitive compendium of leading cartoonists' views of major national and international issues. First published in 1972, the annual series has been widely acclaimed as a concise yet far-ranging pictorial history of each year's events.<p> The 1982 edition continues the established standard of excellence. More than 360 editorial cartoons reflecting the best efforts of 141 cartoonists are contained herein, along with an illuminating foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Peters of the Dayton, Ohio, Daily News. Peters discusses from his own experience how a cartoonist conceives the ideas for his daily work.<p> As in the previous nine volumes, cartoons for the twenty-five topics in this work were selected by Charles Brooks, prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Birmingham, Alabama, News since 1948 and past president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Reproduced on the inside front and back covers of this volume are self-portraits of most of the cartoonists whose work appears in these pages.</p> <h3>Scan A Book</h3> <p>This prize collection of 1997's funniest, most memorable, and stunningly insightful newspaper editorial cartoons is a mirror of the concerns and disbelief of that year. It's a perfedct 'everyman's history'.</p>

On September 11, another day that will live in infamy, several thousand people were killed in a devastating terrorist attack in New York City and Washington, D.C.

American and Canadian cartoonists lampoon major social and political issues of the past year.

2023-06-28