{"product_id":"cartoon-county-cullen-murphy-9780374298555","title":"Cartoon County: My Father and His Friends in the Golden Age of Make-Believe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant history of the cartoonists and illustrators from the Connecticut School\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a period of about fifty years, right in the middle of the American Century, many of the the nation's top comic-strip cartoonists, gag cartoonists, and magazine illustrators lived within a stone's throw of one another in the southwestern corner of Connecticut--a bit of bohemia in the middle of those men in their gray flannel suits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCullen Murphy's father, John Cullen Murphy, drew the wildly popular comic strips \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Ben Bolt\u003c\/i\u003e, and was at the heart of this artistic milieu. Comic strips and gag cartoons read by hundreds of millions were created in this tight-knit group--\u003ci\u003eSuperman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Beetle Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Snuffy Smith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Rip Kirby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHagar the Horrible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHi and Lois\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNancy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sam \u0026amp; Silo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Id\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Juliet Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoe Palooka\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lockhorns\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Cartoonists and their art were a pop-cultural force in a way that few today remember. Anarchic and deeply creative, the cartoonists were independent spirits whose artistic talents had mainly been forged during service in World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with never-before-seen photographs, cartoons, and drawings, \u003ci\u003eCartoon County\u003c\/i\u003e brings the postwar American era alive, told through the relationship of a son to his father, an extraordinarily talented and generous man who had been trained by Norman Rockwell. \u003ci\u003eCartoon County\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a glimpse into a very special community--and of an America that used to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cullen Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374298556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374298555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 8.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2018","brand":"Cullen Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47135232459007,"sku":"9780374298555","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3ce411a-07c4-4bbe-b492-796b9c64bcf3.jpg?v=1755009528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cartoon-county-cullen-murphy-9780374298555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}