Herblock's here and now / By Herbert Block

This item contains over 250 black and white political cartoons drawn by Herbert Block. These cartoons cover political topics ranging from the rise and fall of McCarthy, the Justice Department, the Soviet Union, the Cold War, and the Eisenhower administration.

Miracle ingredient HP2x -- The insecurity system -- Tell me not in mournful numbers -- Came the dawn -- Those men in the White House -- Persona au gratin -- Round trip -- Outside that curtain -- The cloud and the summit -- Business letter -- What do you know? -- Hails and farewells.

"The drawings signed Herblock are among the most brilliant political cartoons of our time [1955]. And the most influential. They are syndicated in more than one hundred and fifty newspapers, at home and abroad. They have been awarded every conceivable award, including two Pulitzer prizes. They are admired by all Washington (except, perhaps, for several farthest right-wing politicians). Such politicians will not be happy to learn the Herb Block is a writer as well as an artists. He has written two books: The Herblock Book, which was good enough to be awarded Sidney Hillman award for the best nonfiction book of the year; and now Herblock's Here and Now, which combines the best Herblock cartoons of the past three years with some of the most incisive and dynamic political writings of the past thirty. Mr. Block has recorded the rise and fall of McCarthy, the injustices of the Justice Department, his impressions (from outside) of the Soviet Union, his view of the Cold (but melting) war, his ideas on the presidency and the present administration. His prose is a trenchant and exciting as his drawing. This books contains 30,000 words of it. And more then 250 cartoons." --From dust jacket.

Herblock's Here and Now, by Herbert Block, is a collection of hundreds of black and white political cartoons drawn by Herbert Block between 1950 and 1955, interspersed with political commentary. The written and drawn content covers topics including corruption in the government, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, the political persecution executed by Senator Joseph McCarthy against individuals perceived to be communist, poor function of social programs forwarded by President Dwight Eisenhower and his Republican administration. The content is generally written or drawn with a humorous bent. Overall, this item gives an excellent oversight of the work and politics of Herbert Block in the 1950s. --From the cataloger.