Abraham lincoln cartoon biography definition
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Abraham Lincoln
No event in the history of the United States has resonated more in the hearts and minds of the American people than the nation's Civil War. A central figure in that conflict was Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham lincoln cartoon biography definition
His rise to the presidency and term in office, his insistence on maintaining the union at all costs, and his remarkable physical appearance drew much ink from the pens of caricaturists. The images in the Election of 1860, Election of 1864, and Civil War galleries are devoted to Lincoln as candidate, president, and commander in chief as portrayed by both northern and southern artists in print and in pencil sketches.
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Advancements in the technology of lithography reduced printing costs and promoted the dissemination of political cartoons in newspapers, periodicals, and as individual prints for private purchase.
Firms such as Rickey, Mallory and Company in Cincinnati and M. W. Siebart and T. W. Strong in New York supplemented t