Creating the United States

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William Cobbett (1763–1835), English soldier turned political pamphleteer, fled London for the United States in 1792. Always a lightening rod for political passion, Cobbett returned to England in 1800 after being successfully sued for journalistic slander and libel in the states. In this later British cartoon series chronicling the colorful life of Cobbett, artist James Gillray depicts the pamphleteer surrounded by writings, engulfed in flames, and beset by ghosts.
William Cobbett (1763–1835), English soldier turned political pamphleteer, fled London for the United States in 1792. Always a lightening rod for political passion, Cobbett returned to England in 1800 after being successfully sued for journalistic slander and libel in the states. In this later British cartoon series chronicling the colorful life of Cobbett, artist James Gillray depicts the pamphleteer surrounded by writings, engulfed in flames, and beset by ghosts.