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History Talk: Political Cartoons about Grant

Dan Martin has been drawing the Weatherbird cartoon for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the past thirty years. Here, he poses with one of the many Weatherbird figures that have been marketed over the years. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com

History Talk: Political Cartoons about Grant

Post Dispatch Weatherbird cartoonist Dan Martin discusses 19th century political cartoons about Grant, highlighting the work of Thomas Nast (pro-Grant) and Joseph Keppler, who has a St. Louis connection, and was anti-Grant.

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Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Sat, 4 Oct 2025
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
7400 Grant Road, St. Louis, MO 63123
St. Louis, Missouri 63123