James Montgomery Flagg: Wake Up, America

World War I posters used to promote the American war effort are today highly prized collectibles. This card collection reproduces 24 of those works, among them James Montgomery Flagg's classic depiction of Uncle Sam proclaiming "I Want YOU for U.S. Army." Dover Original. ...more

Over 700 appealing, royalty-free graphics by Charles Dana Gibson, Dr. Seuss, Rube Goldberg, Milt Gross, Oliver Herford, and over 90 other leading illustrators of the period include appealing vignettes of flappers in cloche hats, young men alongside sleek sports cars, an anguished entrepreneur reading a stock market ticker tape, and ...more

Besides his trademark I Want You poster, Flagg gained fame as America's premier poster artist. His use of men and women in allegorical settings helped remind the homeland to support our troops during both World Wars. ...more

Olive Higgins Prouty (1882-1974) was an American novelist, best known for her pioneering consideration of psychotherapy in Now, Voyager and her feminist melodrama Stella Dallas (1922). The latter was used as the basis for two successful films - the 1937 version, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, was nominated for two Academy ...more