American political humor : masters of satire and their impact on U.S. policy and culture /: masters of satire and their impact on U.S. policy and culture. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jody C Baumgartner, editor.
• Editors: Baumgartner, Jody C, 1958-
• Contents: Guide to Related TopicsPrefaceIntroductionJody C BaumgartnerVolume 1Section 1: The Colonial and Revolutionary War Era (1607–1789)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesHugh Henry Brackenridge (1748–1816)Matthew Elliot DuquèsBenjamin Franklin (1706–1790)Nathan MiczoPhilip Freneau (1752–1832)Keat MurrayFrancis Hopkinson (1737–1791)Charles E. BrewerWilliam Livingston (1723–1790)Kathryn A. SuperSamuel Peters (1735–1826)Christine SmallerJohn Trumbull (1710–1785)Carl B. SellMercy Otis Warren (1728–1814)Kaitlin TontiJohn Witherspoon (1723–1794)Samantha DiMauroSection 2: The Early Republic (1789–1861)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesWilliam Charles (1776–1820)Linzey BillyGeorge Horatio Derby (John Phoenix, "Squibob"; 1823–1861)Anthony A. PinoGeorge Washington Harris (1814–1869)Simon HuffJames Russell Lowell (1819–1891)Daniel RoyotJohn Neal (1793–1876)James Stephen Merritt KayorieSeba Smith (1792–1868)Daniel RoyotSection 3: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–1872)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesCharles Farrar Browne (Artemus Ward; 1834–1867)David E. E. SloaneDavid Ross Locke (1833–1888)Todd Nathan ThompsonThomas Nast (1840–1902)Erin M. Guydish BuchholzRobert Henry Newell (Orpheus C. Kerr; 1836–1901)Wesley Scott McMastersWilliam Newman (1817–1870)Todd Nathan ThompsonHenry W. Shaw (Josh Billings; 1818–1885)Nathan ValleCharles Henry Smith (Bill Arp; 1826–1903)Megan A. AndersonMortimer Neal Thomson (1831–1875)David E. E. SloaneVanity Fair (1859–1863)Joshua A. VaughtSection 4: The Gilded Age to the Great Depression (1873–1929)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesRobert Benchley (1889–1945)Zeke JarvisClifford K. Berryman (1869–1949)W. Bradford MelloAmbrose Bierce (1842–1913)Rob WelchSamuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain; 1835–1910)Matt SeyboldJay Norward "Ding" Darling (1876–1962)W. Bradford MelloHomer Davenport (1867–1912)Erich Morgan HuhnFinley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)Erin M. Guydish BuchholzJudge (1885–1947, 1953)Daniel F. YezbickJoseph Keppler (1838–1894)Fatemeh ShayanRinggold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner (1885–1933)Don BairdLife (1883–1936)Daniel F. YezbickH. L. Mencken (1880–1956)Darryl HartCharles Nelan (1859–1904)Rob WelchEdgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (1850–1896)Don BairdPuck (1874–1918)Winifred MorganWill Rogers (1879–1935)Steven K. GragertJames Grover Thurber (1894–1961)Marie-Therese MillerArt Young (1866–1943)Jodie ChildersSection 5: The Great Depression through 1960 (1929–1960)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesAl Capp (1909–1979)Daniel F. YezbickDaniel Robert Fitzpatrick (1891–1969)Melony ShembergerTheodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss; 1904–1991)Brooke SherrardLangston Hughes (1902–1967)Barry MowellWalt Kelly (1913–1973)Kerry David SoperTom Lehrer (1928–)Rick CousinsMarya Mannes (Sec; 1904–1990)Marcie HintonSection 6: Civil Rights and Vietnam (1960–1968)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesRussell Wayne Baker (1925–)Daniel F. YezbickHerbert Block (Herblock; 1909–2001)W. Bradford MelloLenny Bruce (1925–1966)Eddie TafoyaArt Buchwald (1925–2007)Kathy ElrickJohnny Carson (1925–2005)Don BairdDr. Strangelove (1964)George CaseJules Feiffer (1929–)Stephen J. WhitfieldDick Gregory (1932–2017)Eddie TafoyaArthur Hoppe (1925–2000)Martha CipollaPat Oliphant (1935–)Laura E. LittleMort Sahl (1927–)Eddie TafoyaThe Smothers Brothers (1958–2010)Peter M. RobinsonHunter S. Thompson (1937–2005)Rory Patrick FeehanThe Tonight Show (1954–)Maureen L. FitzpatrickVolume 2Section 7: From Nixon through George H. W. Bush (1968–1992)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesAll in the Family (1971–1979)Steve KaplanGeorge Carlin (1937–2008)Ian BrodieChevy Chase (1943–)Ben WynneDoonesbury (1970–)Kerry David SoperMolly Ivins (1944–2007)Kathy ElrickNorman Lear (1922–)Laura BurnhamMAD (1952–)Samuel BellM*A*S*H (1972–1983)Róbert DurkaNational Lampoon (1970–1998)Nicolas LabarreP. J. O'Rourke (1947–)Glenn C. Altschuler and Robert Orson SummersRichard Pryor (1940–2005)Eddie TafoyaMark Russell (1932–)Fatemeh ShayanSaturday Night Live (1975–)Douglas E. PruimSection 8: The Bill Clinton Years (1993–2001)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesBob RobertsR. Lance HolbertChristopher Taylor Buckley (1952–)Fatemeh ShayanAl Franken (1951–)Andrew GaberArsenio Hall (1956–)Glenn C. Altschuler and Simone BestDarrell Hammond (1955–)Eric ForthunPhil Hartman (1948–1998)Steven S. KapicaJay Leno (1950–)Taylor Nicole CarrawayDavid Letterman (1947–)Kathy ElrickBill Maher (1956–)Di YuDennis Miller (1953–)Jonathan S. MorrisThe Onion (1988–)Ian BrodieThe Simpsons (1989–)John AlbertiSpy (1986–1998)Alison DagnesTom Toles (1951–)Melony ShembergerSection 9: The Presidency of George W. Bush (2001–2009)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesAndy Borowitz (1958–)Louis R. FranziniDave Chapelle (1973–)Joe ConwayStephen Colbert (1964–)Edo Steinberg, Patrice Oppliger, and Lee UrtonThe Colbert Report (2005–2014)Jonathan P. RossingCollegeHumorMatthew TormeyThe Daily Show (1996–)Julia R. FoxWill Ferrell (1967–)Thomas C. MesserliTina Fey (1970–)Jay FriesenFunny or Die (2007–)Nick MarxWalt Handelsman (1956–)Lucien LeonJibJabMaria GabryszewskaMarc Maron (1963–)Steven S. KapicaAmy Poehler (1971–)Megan R. HillSouth Park (1997–)Megan R. HillSection 10: The Obama Era (2009–2017)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesSamantha Bee (1969–)Mark Boukes and Eugenia QuintanillaBetween Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008–)Joe ConwayLewis Black (1948–)Louis R. FranziniJimmy Fallon (1974–)Daniel McCallisterKey … Peele (2012–2015)Rachel E. BlackburnJohn Oliver (1977–)Ian BrodieParks and Recreation (2009–2015)Matthew TormeyPortlandia (2011–2018)Kevan M. YenerallVeep (2012–2019)Kevan M. YenerallLarry Wilmore (1961–)Jonathan P. RossingSection 11: The Presidency of Donald Trump (2017–)IntroductionJody C BaumgartnerProfilesAlec Baldwin (1958–)Will Howell and Trevor Parry-GilesLarry David (1947–)Will Howell and Trevor Parry-GilesKathy Griffin (1960–)Ben Voth and Jane K. GlennKate McKinnon (1984–)Taylor Nicole CarrawaySeth Myers (1973–)Jonathan P. RossingTrevor Noah (1984–)Rachel E. BlackburnChronologyGeneral BibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (720 pages)
• Subjects: 320.97302/07; Political structure & processes; Political satire, American -- History and criticism; American wit and humor -- History and criticism; Political culture -- United States; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- Humor
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216046639
• Related ISBNs: 9781440854859
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