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Grant's Candidacy |
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"The Modern Gulliver Among the Lilliputians" |
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Cartoonist: Unknown |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
September 12, 1868, p. 592
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
The cartoonist applies the popular motif of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels to the presidential election. Here, the small men of the Democratic press, armed with their quibbling quills, are no match for Grant, the unflappable and powerful giant. |
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Warning
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