The Sixties: A Cartoon History of the Decade That Rocked the Nation and the World - Softcover

O'Neal, Mr. Bill

9780982892404: The Sixties: A Cartoon History of the Decade That Rocked the Nation and the World

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982892403 ISBN 13: 9780982892404

Publisher: Sonoma Valley Press, 2010

This collection of cartoons is a humorous look at the characters and events that shaped the tumultuous Sixties. The continuing tension of the Cold War, the crescendo of the civil rights movement, the deepening gloom of the Vietnam War, the cultural revolution in music and morals, the triumph wen men stepped onto the moon...they are all captured in the pages of this book. So too are the larger-than-life figures who dominated this era: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, George Wallace, Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh, Leonid Brezhnev, Charles DeGaulle, plus a host of supporting characters. Cartoonist Bill O'Neal was there during the decade to capture the spirit of the times, primarily for the Springfield Republican in Springfield, MA. His satirical style was a fresh departure from the staid cartoons that dominated editorial pages up to then. For younger readers, this collection of cartoons and commentary will serve as a quick and entertaining introduction to this era. For those who lived through the decade, it offers a telling reminder of the divisive issues of the time.

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About the Author:

Bill O’Neal grew up wanting to be a cartoonist, and that desire stayed with him through college and the Air Force. His cartooning was encouraged by such notables as Shel Silverstein and Lenny Bruce, so it was assumed that Bill would go on to pursue a full-time cartooning career. But that was before Madison Avenue beckoned—and Bill became engulfed in the wacky, wonderful world of advertising. He spent the next three decades as a successful ad man in New York and Connecticut, eventually owning his own agency, O’Neal & Prelle. Today, he stills works full time at the marketing consultancy he founded, O’Neal Strategy Group, only now he does it from his office in Sonoma, California in the heart of wine country.

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