Paul Buhle

Paul Buhle is a senior lecturer in the American Civilization and History departments at Brown University. He has written and edited thirty-five books, including Jews and American Comics, and lives in Rhode Island.

Paul Buhle's Titles

Fire on the Water Inspired by True-Life Tragedy

Fire on the Water

A gripping tale of disaster, injustice, and resistance in America's industrial age. Set against the backdrop of one of the nation's earliest...


Art of Harvey Kurtzman The Mad Genius of Comics

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman

Harvey Kurtzman discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing when he hired her as his assistant. Terry Gilliam...


Yiddishkeit Jewish Vernacular and the New Land

Yiddishkeit

Yiddish is everywhere. We hear words like nosh, schlep, and schmutz all the time, but how did these words come to pepper American English? In...