Help me identify this book?????

[Mushroom]

I know a scan of this would speak much louder than explaining it in words but I don't have access to a scanner where I am right now.

 

Found this book in my Father's things (they moved states after 55 years in the one house). It is a GA....probably late 40's (definitely after the end of WWII).

 

The title of the book is "A picture story of the United States". It has a yellow cover (on cheap paper) and the picture shows a map of america with a cavalcade of figures in different period dress walking across it.

 

It is 48 pages....the inside story is a basic description of america's history. There is no indicia, there is no number and there is no price. On the back cover there is a map of the USA showing the 48 states (at that time) and a note down the bottom saying "Distributed by United States Information Service".

 

I couldn't find it in OS....so any help would be appreciated.

[Harvey Dude]

I do not know much about the book you mention but USIA/USIS produced tons of comics for an overseas audience. Some were educational and some were part of a campaign to influence. I would think that your book would have a large print run if USIS were involved. As an example, here is the print run (up to June 1967) for several anti-Castro comics distributed in South and Latin America.

 

From COMIC BOOK POLITICAL MARKETING: an initial overview by David Dunn, University of Southampton 10-04-03

 

El Despertar – 2, 685,500

La Traicion – 2,176,700

La Estafa – 2,247,700

La Punalada – 2,060,500

Los Secuestradores – 2,181,500

La Mordaza – 1,816,500

Los Expoliadores – 1,979,500

Escuela de Traidores – 1,010,500

La Tierra es Muestra – 476,000

[esquirecomics]

Did you also check the Promotional section of OS?

[Mushroom]

I did check the promo section and there was nothing there. I will try and get it scanned.,