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The easterner goes west in three early American comics
- gerdesj 7y agoWell written and obviously well researched. I can't testify to the absolute truth of this article but it is certainly entertaining!
- henrikschroder 7y agoAnyone remember the old Gold Rush game by Sierra?
- smacktoward 7y agoI do! In classic Sierra style, that game was impossible.
- oska 7y agoThat 1849 image [1] depicting a man riding a personal rocket-propelled vehicle through the air is pretty imaginative for its time. [1] https://the-public-domain-review.imgix.net/essays/comic-gold-the-easterner-goes-west-in-three-early-american-comics/05072u-edit.jpg https://the-public-domain-review.imgix.net/essays/comic-gold...
- dmckeon 7y agoNo mention of the risk of malaria on the Panama route? Perhaps alligators were more dramatic and better suited to the graphic medium.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoHey! Silicon Valley! See something when you look in this mirror?
- hvs 7y agoThose comics reminded me that without context even the English language can be inscrutable.
- mark_l_watson 7y agoHaving enjoyed visiting gold rush historic sites in California and the area around Sitka Alaska, I think these cartoons give a very different view. In the Lincoln Museum in Springfield Illinois, there is an entire exhibit of political cartoons of the day. Really crass stuff, makes it seem like our modern society is almost civil.