The Man With The Carpet Bags

Carpetbaggers were northerners who moved to the south after the civil war to buy land from southerners left bankrupt by the war.

The man with the carpet bags.

More by thomas nast. The man with the carpet bags th. Embellished with a fine engraving from a drawing taken in the theatre by mr. Copy in ssf gr reconstruction 1863 1877 cartoons.

Handmade in the uk. The term carpetbaggers implies the northerner s haste in packing all their belongings in a suitcase and leaving their homes in order to reap the spoils of office in the south foner. In this reconstruction era cartoon the man sitting on the bag is president grant. With an illustration and notes biographical and critical.

He sits atop a pile of weapons with armed union soldiers on either side helping keep the bag steady with their bayonets. Title from table of contents page viewed oct. The man with the carpet bags th. Thomas hailes lacy 1866.

A farce in one act. Nast thomas 1840 1902 artist date created published. The man with the carpet bags. A farce in one act by gilbert abbott à becket esq.

The man with the carpet bags caricature of carl schurz carrying bags labeled carpet bag and carpet bagger south published. Summary caricature of carl schurz carrying bags labeled carpet bag and carpet bagger south contributor names nast thomas 1840 1902 artist created published 1872. Library of congress prints and photographs division. To which are added a description of the costume cast of the characters entrances and exits relative positions of the performers on the stage and the whole of the stage business as performed at the theatres royal london.

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