The Man With The Carpet Bags

A farce in one act by gilbert abbott à becket esq.

The man with the carpet bags.

16 1872 november 9 p. The man with the carpet bags. The term carpetbaggers implies the northerner s haste in packing all their belongings in a suitcase and leaving their homes in order to reap the spoils of office in the south foner. To which are added a description of the costume cast of the characters entrances and exits relative positions of the performers on the stage and the whole of the stage business as performed at the theatres royal london.

The man with the carpet bag. The man with the carpet bags posters canvas prints framed pictures postcards amp. Embellished with a fine engraving from a drawing taken in the theatre by mr. Title from table of contents page viewed oct.

This engraving demonstrates southern hostility towards northerners who moved south during the reconstruction era. Printed from the acting copy with remarks biographical and critical by d g. Wood engraving by thomas nast. The man with the carpet bags th.

The man with the carpet bag. A farce in one act. With an illustration and notes biographical and critical. Caricature of carl schurz carrying bags labeled carpet bag and carpet bagger south.

Nast thomas 1840 1902 artist date created published. The man with the carpet bags th. Library of congress prints and photographs division. In this reconstruction era cartoon the man sitting on the bag is president grant.

Copy in ssf gr reconstruction 1863 1877 cartoons. Summary caricature of carl schurz carrying bags labeled carpet bag and carpet bagger south contributor names nast thomas 1840 1902 artist created published 1872. Thomas hailes lacy 1866. Buy online at discount prices.

He sits atop a pile of weapons with armed union soldiers on either side helping keep the bag steady with their bayonets. Carpetbaggers were northerners who moved to the south after the civil war to buy land from southerners left bankrupt by the war. More by thomas nast.