“This Little Boy Would Persist in Handling Books Above His Capacity. And This Was the Disastrous Result"

Files

Cartoon-Constit.jpg

Title

“This Little Boy Would Persist in Handling Books Above His Capacity. And This Was the Disastrous Result"

Subject

Reconstruction, Impeachment, Andrew Johnson

Description

This cartoon from Harper’s Weekly from 1868 illustrates the Northern contempt for Johnson and his reluctance to embrace the Republican goals of Reconstruction after the bloodiest conflict in American history.

Creator

Harper's Weekly

Source

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/impeach/Cartoon-Constit.jpg

Publisher

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Date

3/21/1868

Contributor

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Citation

Harper's Weekly , ““This Little Boy Would Persist in Handling Books Above His Capacity. And This Was the Disastrous Result",” Digital Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/5494.