Synopses & Reviews
“From the Bastille to Baghdad,” The Cartoon History of the World Part 2 is the conclusion (for the moment) of Larry Gonicks award-winning and bestselling annals of humankind presented in graphic novel form. Picking up after the American Revolution, where Part 1 left off, Part 2 opens with the Enlightenment and rolls across Napoleon, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, World War I and II, and all the way to our recent imbroglios in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2 is a monumental, one might say “historic” achievement, at once edifying, irreverent, and wildly entertaining. Terry Jones of Monty Python said of the first volume of this series, “Obviously one of the great books of all time.” And modern civilizations most recent act is no less enthralling.
Review
“Like any good historian, Larry Gonick seasons his facts with a good dose of perspective, and like any good cartoonist, he mixes his drama with a good dose of humor.” Jeffrey Brown, author of Clumsy and Funny Misshapen Body
Review
“Gonick makes history fun for comic book nerds and comics readable for history nerds. If youve ever looked around this modern world and wondered how we got into this mess, its time to curl up with his latest book. You wont even realize youre learninghisto-tainment at its best.” Alex Robinson, Eisner Award winner and author of Box Office Poison
Review
“With limber pen and nimble mind, Larry Gonick completes a cartoon journey that started at the dawn of time. Brisk, informative, and hilarious, The Cartoon History Of The Modern World fills us in on exactly how we got so screwed up on a global scale.” K. Thor Jensen, author of Red Eye, Black Eye
Review
“Full of facts and wisdom, horror and humor….Gonicks one-two punch of pictures and words isnt just a gimmick; it makes it much easier to remember the facts of history. If we really wanted kids (or adults!) to learn history, wed throw away our textbooks, and teach Gonick.” Bryan Caplan, The Library of Economics and Liberty EconLog
Review
“Funny, informative, and comprehensive, Gonicks history concludes with this second volume. His unique wit, sense of irony, and passion for humanitys complex story of triumphs, compromises, and disasters are as evident here as they are in his previous books... An insightful review of history.” School Library Journal
Review
“Lively cartooning and pretension-puncturing wit.” Booklist
Review
“The final installment of Gonicks deeply funny and impeccably researched series has finally arrived... Brilliantly funny, the series finds the inherent humor in history...” Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The Cartoon History of the Modern World is a wickedly funny take on modern history. It is essentially a complete and up-to-date course in college level Modern World History, but presented as a graphic novel. In an engaging and humorous graphic style, Larry Gonick covers the history, personalities and big topics that have shaped our universe over the past five centuries, including the Industrial Revolution, the American Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the evolution of political, social, economic, and scientific thought, Communism, Fascism, Nazism, the Cold War, Globalization--and much more.
Volume I of the Cartoon History of the Modern World picks up from Gonick's award winning Cartoon History of the Universe Series. That series began with the Big Bang and ended with Christopher Columbus sailing for the New World. This book starts off with peoples that Columbus discovered and ends with the U.S. Revolution.
Synopsis
From the Bastille to Baghdad,
The Cartoon History of the World Part 2 is the conclusion (for the moment) of Larry Gonick s award-winning and bestselling annals of humankind presented in graphic novel form. Picking up after the American Revolution, where Part 1 left off, Part 2 opens with the Enlightenment and rolls across Napoleon, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, World War I and II, and all the way to our recent imbroglios in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2 is a monumental, one mightsay historic achievement, at once edifying, irreverent, and wildly entertaining. Terry Jones of Monty Python said of the first volume of this series,
Obviously one of the great books of all time. And modern civilization s most recent act is no less enthralling.
"
Synopsis
From celebrated artist Lary Gonick, here is the extraordinary story of the modernworld, from the French Revolution to today.
More than thirty years ago, master cartoonist and historian Larry Gonick began the epic task of creating a smart, accurate, and entertaining illustrated history of the world. In this, the fifth and final book of this beloved and critically acclaimed series, Gonick finally brings us up to the modern day.
The Cartoon History of the Modern World, Part II picks up at the Enlightenment; continues through two and a half centuries of revolution, social and economic innovation, nationalism, colonialism, scientific progress, and the abolition of slavery; and concludes in the early twenty-first century with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Essentially a college-level course in modern world history, with equal attention given to every area of the globe, Gonick's witty and engaging pages bring the past to life and put a brilliant new spin on our world. Whether you are a longtime fan or a first-time reader, this thrilling conclusion of our civilization's monumental story is not to be missed!
About the Author
Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain math, history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is currently staff cartoonist for Muse magazine. He lives in San Francisco, California.