The top tier of Jeff Mallett‘s treatise on Christmas traditions in today’s Frazz hits on the American Santa Claus as a ...

How Abraham Lincoln and a magazine illustrator elevated Christmas to a national holiday, and used it to win the Civil War.

Those who know U.S. history or the “legend” behind the creation of Santa Claus will recognize the name Thomas Nast.

I’ll bet most fans of editorial cartoons don’t even know who Thomas Nast was. As a young cartoonist in 1990s Iran, I discovered this German-born American genius and found myself captivated. If the ...

Re “Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political.” (May 9): Chicano artist Lalo Alcaraz is the parallel to U.S. political cartoonist Thomas Nast from the 1800s. Readers ...

From five points to Frank Leslie's -- Early work and training -- Travel to Europe and Sallie -- Compromise with the South -- Falling in love with Grant -- Tweed --The campaign of 1872 -- Redpath and ...

Every kid knows Santa's workshop sits at the North Pole, surrounded by ice, elves, and endless prep for Christmas Eve. We’ve ...

Thomas Nast may be known as “The Father of Modern Political Cartoons,” but history teacher Halloran’s thorough biography of the 19th-century journalist is much more than mere caricature. The author ...