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Why are the Republican Party represented by an elephant, and the Democrats (unofficially) by a donkey? The answer lies in the work of revered political cartoonist Thomas Nast, whose picture \u2018Third Term Panic\u2019 was published in Harper's Weekly on 7th November, 1874 - the day before the mid-terms.\nHis Aesop-style symbolism is rather tricky for modern readers to untangle, but the satiric thrust of this particular cartoon related to news that President Ulysses S. Grant was considering running for an unprecedented third term in office.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why 19th century political cartoonists were so influential;\xa0\xa0\nconsider whether Nast\u2019s view of the Irish corresponded with his more enlightened views on African-Americans; and reveal how Andrew Jackson reclaimed his portrayal as a \u2018jackass\u2019 and turned it into a political positive\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Thomas Nast: The Father of Modern Political Cartoons by Fiona Deans Halloran\u2019 (University of North Carolina Press, 2012): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Thomas_Nast/HlX6kAxzyRYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=thomas+nast+elephant&printsec=frontcover\n\u2022 \u2018Why are an elephant and a donkey the Republican and Democratic party symbols?\u2019 (The Sun, 2020): https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12977208/elephant-republican-donkey-democratic-party-symbols-elections/\n\u2022 \u2018Elephant or Donkey? How Animals Became U.S. Political Symbols\u2019 (National Geographic, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5MmEfkli9o\n#1800s #US #Politics #Publishing\xa0\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices