The cartoon history of the American Revolution

artists; 1. Cartoons as History; 2. An Empire at Odds, 1763-1774; 3. The Colonies Alight, 1773-1776; 4. From Success to Defeat 1776-1779; 5. The End of An Empire, 1779-1781; 6. The Struggle for Peace, 1781-1783; postscript, bibliography, index. ``Over 300 rare political and social satires and caricatures, with commentaries and interpretive captions, present an unusual view, from both sides of the Atlantic, of important events and figures of the Revolution from many collections on both sides of the Atlantic, to presenting a unique view of one of the most exciting periods in world history, and an incisive and vivid account of the epochal struggle for the general reader whether student or scholar." from the jacket flap.