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Who Stole the People’s Money? – Do Tell
...prison in 1878. Asked to define “Ring,” he responded: “A combination of men to do any improper thing.” Nast often used “Tammany” and “the Ring” interchangeably. Other crooked Tammany/Ring members...
The Immortal Light of Genius
Painting – 1896 On a trip to London in 1894, Nast received a commission from his English friend Henry Irving, the greatest Shakespearean actor and producer of the past quarter-century....
Contraband of War
...News. Two months later, he depicted Major General Benjamin Butler holding one of the artist’s first Southern stereotyped villains at bay. On May 22, 1861, Major-General Benjamin Butler took command...
Embalmed — That They May Keep until 1880 — or Longer
...in total, so a 15-man Electoral Commission was established to determine which sets of returns to accept. After some unexpected twists, the Commission voted 8-7 in favor of Hayes for...
Brazening It Out
...had brought the letters to the attention of the House Judiciary Committee investigating Blaine. He read favorable extracts from the letters, lied to the committee, and subsequently tricked Mulligan into...
What I Know About Horace Greeley
...however, Greeley’s only consistency was flip-flopping. As secession appeared likely after Lincoln’s election, Greeley favored it — comparing it with 1776. After Fort Sumter, he vigorously backed the Union and...
“The Plumed Knight”
...than feathers, Blaine’s plumes included the Republican nomination, Communists and the “machine of bluster and brag.” Hedging his bet, Nast’s vignette (on the left) showed Blaine’s “boom balloon” exploding while...
“The Tammany Tiger Loose — What Are You Going to Do About It?”
...November 11 Weekly, available six days before the election. However, his keynote tiger had to compete for attention with Mrs. O’Leary’s cow and the resultant Chicago fire, whose illustrations and...
Dance to Your Daddy
...and published by Harper & Brothers in January 1876. Wells was a financial expert, who had served as a Revenue Commissioner for both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, and strongly...
Boss Tweed
...1870 [Read More] Tweedledee and Sweedledum Harper’s Weekly – January 14, 1871 [Read More] Senator Tweed in a New Role Harper’s Weekly – April 16, 1870 [Read More] Our Common...