The Story of the Jews; A 4,000-Year Adventure

New York, N.Y.: Villard Books, 1998. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Stan Mack. xiv, 273, [1] pages. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Illustrations. Maps. Includes Introduction; Getting the Message; The People from Somewhere Else; and Voyages Through Time and Space. Also includes Index, as well maps maps located on pages 4, 24, 76, 92, 132, 196, and 244. A funny and original view of Jewish history. Publisher's Ephemera laid in. Stan Mack (b. May 13, 1936) is an American cartoonist best known for his series, "Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies", which ran in The Village Voice for over 20 years. His Adweek comic strip, "Stan Mack's Outtakes," covered the New York media scene. Mack s a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed at the USMA at West Point, in the Department of Social Sciences. Before turning to cartooning, Mack was the art director for Book Week at the New York Herald Tribune, and art director of the Book and Education Department and The New York Times Sunday Magazine at The New York Times. In 1998, Mack wrote and illustrated The Story of the Jews: A 4,000 Year Adventure, a humorous cartoon look at the history of the Jews. Beginning with Abraham and Sarah, celebrated artist Stan Mack takes readers on a rewarding pictorial journey across 4,000 years of Jewish History, through its ups and downs. From the biblical era to the twentieth century, with Mack's signature wit and delightful sketches, we witness Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, the world's first "oy," the creation of the Talmud, the Crusades, the Holocaust, the birth of the Israeli state, the evolution of the stand-up comic, and much more. An illustrated narrative that celebrates the major characters and events that built this enduring culture, The Story of the Jews is worthy of a sincere mazel tov. A Fresh Look at 4,000 Years of Jewish History--Authoritative, Complete...Funny Through witty, illustrated narrative, celebrated artist Stan Mack will take you on a rewarding pictorial journey through 4,000 years of ups and downs in Jewish history. The first "graphic history book" of its kind, The Story of the Jews celebrates the major characters and events that have shaped the Jewish people and culture, illustrating what it means to be Jewish. You will visit all the major Jewish happenings from biblical times to the twenty-first century--from Abraham and Sarah on the banks of the Euphrates to the Diaspora, intermarriage, and the State of Israel. Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, The triumph of King David, The creation of the Talmud, The rise of Christianity and Islam, The Crusades, The Inquisition, The Enlightenment, Life in the new Babylon (the United States), The birth of the state of Israel, And--of course--the world's first "Oy!"