Akron Beacon Journal cartoonist Web Brown was one of the best political cartoonists in America during World War II. After serving in the Spanish-American War, Brown returned to the States and began a forty-six-year career lasting from 1899 through 1945. Before and during the Second World War, Brown’s cartoons lampooned Hitler, Mussolini and Japan with a strong sense of justice, humor and history. Featured six days a week in the Journal, his work boosted morale at home and lifted the spirits of soldiers overseas. Compiling more than two hundred of Brown’s best cartoons, Akron native and author Tim Carroll recalls the history of World War II through the outstanding creations of one of Akron’s most prolific and noteworthy artists.
Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Tim Carroll attended Akron public schools before obtaining a history degree from the University of Akron. Both of his grandfathers, John M. Carroll and John F. Ward, served in the Pacific during the war. Tim published his first book, World War II Akron, with The History Press in 2019. The author can be contacted for speaking engagements at timothycarroll27@gmail.com.