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A satirical illustrated chronicle offers a humorous retelling of American history through caricatures and witty commentary. The author lampoons early exploration and colonial foundations, sketches the peculiarities of individual colonies, and satirizes relations among settlers, indigenous peoples, and rival European powers. Later sections treat imperial policies, episodes leading to rebellion, and key Revolutionary moments, blending pictorial gags with playful narration. Each chapter pairs observations on local customs, political disputes, and notable events with exaggerated illustrations, producing an irreverent, episodic survey that emphasizes comic perspective over strict accuracy.

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Title: A Comic History of the United States

Author: Livingston Hopkins

Release date: February 5, 2018 [eBook #56501]

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
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Transcriber’s Note:

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

The matter on the opposite page may be freely
translated as follows:

A COMIC HISTORY
 
OF THE
 
UNITED STATES.

BY
LIVINGSTON HOPKINS.
Copiously Illustrated by the Author from Sketches taken at a safe distance.
NEW YORK:
G. W. CARLETON & CO.
MDCCCLXXVI.

P.S.—The illustration opposite is intended to take the place of a gift chromo, which we at first contemplated giving away with this book. It is to some extent allegorical, and will be explained at some future time, if necessary.

Copyrighted, 1876, by
G. W. CARLETON & CO.
John F. Trow & Son,
Printers and Stereotypers,
205–213 East 12th Street,
NEW YORK.