The Cartoon History of the Modern World: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution (Cartoon Guide Series) - Softcover

Gonick, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060760044 ISBN 13: 9780060760045

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2006

Synopsis

"Cartoon History of the Modern World" is a wickedly funny take on modern history. In two volumes of engaging and witty graphics, Larry Gonick covers the history, personalities, and big topics that have shaped our universe over the past five centuries. Volume I of the "Carton History of the Modern World" picks up where Gonick's bestselling "Cartoon History of the Universe" left off with Christopher Columbus about to set sail on his fateful voyage to the New World. The book also opens with the history of Aztec and Inca, the empires in Asia, and the formation of the first fully global system of trade and ideas. Next comes the Protestant Reformation, the reorientation of Europe and the birth of modern political philosophy and science. The final section covers the competition between France and Britain in North America and culminates with the American Revolution and U.S. Constitution.

About this title

About the Author:

LARRY GONICK has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for over thirty years, he wrote his first guide in 1971: Blood From a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform. He has been a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT and is currently staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060760044
• ISBN 13: 9780060760045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272