he tested his gift under the leadership and tutelage of the man on the upper left, fletcher harper, one of the harbor brothers who founded harper and brothers, later harbour publishing, now harper and welcome one of the first important publishing houses in the training and helped to create a domestic market for books. fletcher was a baby of the family and he founded harper's weekly as his pet project. each of the brother had a thing for fletcher being the baby founded arbors weekly. he supervises personally. but in the late 1860s, the support of fletcher harper who seems to have treated nast much like a son certainly in the office, that support has helped master ruby, and independent contributor to harper's weekly. he had an idea can he just drew. of other contributors including the then political editor who would later be the editor-in-chief just like the position, that was too bad. eventually after fletcher harper's death in 1877, nast lost the battle but once fletcher died, he knew this was a moment and he struck at nast to try to force him to knuckle under to whatever he thought. na

e tested his gifts under the tutelage of the man on the upper left, fletcher harper, one of the harper brothers who founded harper and brothers, now hard per and roe, one of the first really important publishing houses in the united states which helped to create a domestic market for books. fletcher was the baby of that family, and he founded harper's weekly as his pet project. and he supervised it personally. but in the late, by the late 1860s, the support of fletcher harper, who seems to have treated nast much like a son certainly within the office, he gave him his head and let him do the things he thought he needed to do, that support helped nast the to really become an independent contributor to harper's weekly. if he had an idea, he just drew it. and if ore contributors including george william curtis who would later be the editor-in-chief, disliked that position, that was just too bad. eventually, nast lost the battle. once fletcher harper died, george william curtis knew this was his moment, and he struck at nast to try to force him to knuckle under to whatever he thought. and i

as reverend fletcher harper of the interfaith coalition green faith explains, all faith-based communities have a spiritual connection to the natural world. for example, sheikh ali gomah, the internationally respected egyptian islamist, sees this connection as central to a faithful life. i will read -- "if we take seriously our role as god's deputies on earth, not just by benefiting from the environment but by preserving it and ensuring that other communities and generations will have the same possibilities to drink clean water, breathe fresh air and live in a world that is in harmony with itself and with ourselves, we may hope to be among those who are beloved to god due to their care for his creation. for many, madam president, faith compels work toward fairness and justice for all living beings, regardless of nationality or social status and encourages us to consider the effects of our actions on future generations. for many individuals all over the world, the fight against climate change is a moral call. as americans, we have a tradition of calling upon our own deeply held spiritual co

brothers who founded one of the first important publishing houses, harper and row, which helped to create a domestic market for books. fletcher was a member of the family and he found this to be the pet project. pleasure being the baby. he supervised it personally. but by the late 1860s, the support of him, certainly within the office. that support helped them to really become an independent contributor. if you have an idea, he just drew it. if other contributors participated, that was just too bad. and eventually after his death, thomas nast lost the battle. he tried to force him to knuckle under and the two of them disagreed. and he tried to fight back again. but without his support he could not do it. but for nearly 20 years he did succeed in building a provision that allowed him to decide what he would portray and how he would portray that and what he would say about it. if he disagreed with the line as a whole, that is how it was. it really helped to establish the editorial freedom for the work that cartoonists do. and he used his celebrity to make the point that editorial cartoonists understand the political world and t