May 09, 2006
Speaking of journalists...
Join, or Die, considered the first American political cartoon, was printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette. The impetus for the cartoon, which is believed to have been devised by Benjamin Franklin, was concern about increasing French pressure along the western frontier of the colonies. [...]
Mr. Franklin was a clever fellow, in a time that seemed particularly full of that sort. I have a feeling were he alive today, he would be delighted to no end to see that this particular work is online. Posted by Terry Oglesby at May 9, 2006 01:53 PM
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