The Gilded Age

A Satirical View

…featuring Thomas Nast

Created by Mr. Steve Hauprich for the acceleration and remediation of US History Students.

While it was Mark Twain who coined the phrase“gilded age” to define the late 19th Century…it was Thomas Nast who mastered anothergenre of satire…helping to bring readers hope

of a betterAmericansociety…

Thomas Nast … … wasarguablyAmerica’sgreatestpolitical cartoonist.

Thomas Nast…

was responsiblefor exposingpolitical realities

…such as Governmentfraud, deceit, &corruption…

…it was Nast

who popularizedthe use of the

Elephant for theRepublicans

and the Donkeyfor Democrats

Nast’s portrayals of

…corruption involvingBoss Tweed and hisTammany Hallpolitical machine…

…show how sophisticatedpolitical satirecould motivateneeded reform

Tammany Hall …the NY City DemocraticPolitical Machine

…was often shown as a Tiger…

…here showing support for Grover Cleveland

This Nast cartoon…

…from 1876 shows concern over thegreat political andeconomic issue of Gilded Age…

…what kind ofcurrency would benefit the USA most?

Nast opposed

…racism and hypocrisy

…he was an important champion of people who were abused and neglected at the bottom of US society

Nast gave Americans a cartoon Uncle Sam torepresent the US Government…top hat, tux, tails

Thomas Nast

…not only popularized caricatures for politicalthemes…

…he is given credit for making the image of Santa Claus very recognizable to most Americans

Why would Nast…make fun of Mark Twain ?

Was Thomas Nast…popular regionally or nationally?

Was Thomas Nast …political or non-partisan ?

Although Thomas Nast fought prejudice against some groups…this cartoon tells another story…

Works Cited

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