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Author | Michael K. Smith |
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Illustrator | Matt Wuerker |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Subject | George W. Bush |
Publisher | Common Courage Press |
Publication date | 2006 |
ISBN | 978-1-56751-248-9 |
OCLC | 53819725 |
The Madness of King George: The Ingenious Insanity of Our Most "Misunderestimated" President is a political satire book written by Michael K. Smith and illustrated by Matt Wuerker. It was published in 2004 by Common Courage Press in Canada. Alternating between text and cartoons, it takes a critical look at George W. Bush's life and first term as president of the United States, portraying it all as a rush to war in Iraq.
Matt Wuerker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American political cartoonist and founding staff member of Politico.
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