Publisher's Synopsis
The Iran-Contra hearings, the fire storm of opposition to the appointment of Robert Bork, the defrocking of evangelical leaders, and the Reagan administration. All of these events and dozens more receive the full attention, and sometimes fury, of the nation's cartoonists.Long considered the most definitive collection of editorial cartoons, Best Editorial Cartoons fo the Year: 1988 Edition is a must for the political minded, the history buff, the humorist, and the artist.ABOUT THE EDITOREditor Charles Brooks is past president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and for thirty-eight years was a cartoonist for the Birmingham News. 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.Brooks' cartoons appear in more than eighty books, including textbooks on political science, economics, and history, as well as encyclopedias and yearbooks. His original cartoons are on display in many libraries' archives.
