Excerpt from Caricature Wit and Humor of a Nation in Picture, Song and Story He was startled from his equanimity by the opening of the door behind him, and by a raucous, female voice, which inquired, Is this the Universal School of Journalism and Short Story Writing? Mr. Hicket swung slowly round in his chair and con fronted the visitor. She was a strapping Amazon of a woman, with pale, reddish hair, a thin, hooked nose, thin lips and freckles. This is merely the correspondence office, cautiously. I am merely the corresponding secretary. Well, said the Amazon, striding nearer, I'm from Montana, and I want my money back. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Caricature, 1911: Wit and Humor of a Nation, in Picture, Song, and Story And even my dear Noah's Ark! It was broken; Still, ev'ry fragment to me was as gold, Standing of life's brightest days as a token, Flooding my soul with the fancies of old. There in a box were my lit tle kilt dresses, Mittens and socks and a bonnet or two. Even my curls! Ah, those torturing tresses That caused shrieks of woe as the comb wrig gled through! I made out a list, and what pleasure it gave me! Why should you lie there, thought I, in the dust? Relics of youth, you are destined to save me! I am dead busted, and save me you must! I rushed to a dealer in sec ond-hand chattels; I showed him the list of old dufile I'd got. I said, I will sell it, from tresses to rattles. How much will you give me, good man, for the lot? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

As scholars debate the most appropriate way to teach evolutionary theory, Constance Areson Clark provides an intriguing reflection on similar debates in the not-too-distant past. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, God—or Gorilla explores the efforts of biologists to explain evolution to a confused and conflicted public during the 1920s. Focusing on the use of images and popularization, Clark shows how scientists and anti-evolutionists deployed schematics, cartoons, photographs, sculptures, and paintings to win the battle for public acceptance. She uses representative illustrations and popular media accounts of the struggle to reveal how concepts of evolutionary theory changed as they were presented to, and absorbed into, popular culture. Engagingly written and deftly argued, God—or Gorilla offers original insights into the role of images in communicating—and miscommunicating—scientific ideas to the lay public.