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I loved the art but the southern hillbilly language made this almost impossible for me to read. I finally gave up 20 pages in.

The cartoons collected here simply don't hold up. I vaguely remember Pogo, my mother was a great fan, I even had a little plastic Pogo figurine when I was a child but I was expecting something more along the lines of Will Rogers - home spun witticism with pointed social commentary. Possibly because this collection focuses on a specific long-ago election season the references just fall flat.
Sorry to say I didn't enjoy this one at all.
***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free digital copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

Walt Kelly brought us Pogo to provide nonsense and rhyme that entertains years later. I Go Pogo brings together the strips from 1952 when Eisenhower was running for President and "I like Ike" was all the rage. Folks in the Okefenokee Swamp decided their perfect candidate would be Pogo, despite the stuff with the cowbirds. However, they never got a buy-in from the candidate himself! Politics aside, a very strange poetry contest occurs between the covers of this book and Churchy LeFemme, the turtle, manages to get his head stuck in his shell which almost lands him in the circus! A fun reprint from Dover!
Thanks, Netgalley, for the opportunity to review this title!

I was aware of Pogo previously. I might even have read a couple of pages of it before. I've always known it as one of those legendary comics. Something that helped pave the way for the truly amazing modern strips. So I was certainly intrigued by this book. The reality was somewhat less than i wanted it to be. I get it. Its all about animals acting more knowledgeable than they are. It as probably making some kind of statement about society and certain social groups.