USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nast’s drawings were instrumental in the downfall of Boss Tweed, the powerful Tammany Hall leader. As commissioner of public works for New York City, Tweed led a ring that by 1870 had gained total control of the city’s government, and controlled “a working majority in the State Legislature".

Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist considered to be the “Father of the American Cartoon”.

Detailed explanation-3: -William M. Tweed, known as “Boss” Tweed, ran an efficient and corrupt political machine based on patronage and graft.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was a political cartoonist considered to be the “Father of the American Cartoon.” Born in Landau, Germany, Nast’s family immigrated to New York City when he was six. Nast showed an interest in drawing from an early age, but much less so in school, dropping out at the age of 14.