He also contributed illustrations to books, including Mary Dodge's Hans Brinker and a version of Clement Clarke Moore's A Visit from St. Nicholas.
After losing all his savings in Grant and Ward's failure in 1884 he was offered the consul generalship at Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he stayed until he died. Though afflicted with dyslexia, his wife often helped him write captions for work, which began with his coverage of Garibaldi for The London News.  But he truly gained notoriety with work for Harper's Weekly during the Civil War. He also contributed illustrations to books, including Mary Dodge's Hans Brinker and a version of Clement Clarke Moore's A Visit from St. Nicholas. That vision of Santa Claus was almost as famous as his vision of the "Tammany Tiger Lose," and his depictions of William Tweed. For 10 points, name this pioneering cartoonist remembered for popularizing the elephant and donkey as images of the Republican and Democratic parties.
After losing all his savings in Grant and Ward's failure in 1884 he was offered the consul generalship at Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he stayed until he died.
Thomas Nast