Cartoon History of the World 2

A Harper Paperback Original

Master cartoonist, historian, and storyteller Larry Gonick concludes (for the moment) his bestselling and award-winning history of humanity

The Cartoon History of the Modern World is a wickedly funny take on modern history presented as a graphic novel. In an engaging and humorous graphic style, Larry Gonick puts his unique spin on the history, personalities, and big topics that have shaped our universe over the past five centuries.

The Cartoon History of the Modern World, Part 2, picks up where Part 1 left off, right after the American Revolution. Gonick illuminates Europe's relations with Asia, the French and Haitian Revolutions, the Napoleonic Wars, Latin American independence, and the British anti-slavery movement. He covers everything from the decline of the Ottoman Empire to colonialism in Africa and Asia, the rise of Germany and Japan, evolving ideologies, and the meaning of modernity. Gonick concludes with the great wars of the 20th century, the fall of communism, the Iraq and Afghan wars, the resurgence of China and India, and the challenge of sustainability.