American Satire: An Anthology of Writings from Colonial Times to the PresentThis entertaining, informative collection covers the best of American satire—from Ben Franklin's cutting satiric attacks to Nathaniel Hawthorne's Celestial Railroad, Calvin Trillin's Old Marrieds, Mark Twain's American Abroad to P.J. O'Rourke's The Innocents Abroad—Updated, a late 20th-century take on Twain's classic piece. "Entertaining and satisfying...An excellent introduction."—Amazon.com. |
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Thomas Morton ca 1590ca 1647 | 1 |
Ebenezer Cook fl 1708 | 9 |
Francis Hopkinson 17371791 | 31 |
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American Satire: An Anthology of Writings from Colonial Times to the Present Nicholas Bakalar No preview available - 1997 |
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