The Course Of Empire
Portrait of Thomas Cole by Asher Brown Durand, 1837. The Savage State. The Arcadian or Pastoral State. The Consummation. Destruction. Desolation. Thomas Cole, The Course of Empire. 1833 - 1838. The United States has left Consummation and entered Destruction. Our politicians are of very mixed quality, and scoundrels lurk on both sides of the aisle. Here is Huey Long, ha ha, on the differences between the parties: https://youtu.be/KvZb8y7Cp7w