American satire an anthology of writings from colonial times to the present

From the earliest colonial times to the present day, American writers have been taking deadly aim at sacred cows. This unique anthology brings together the most telling of these ferociously funny, on-target attacks - from Thomas Morton's poison pen commentary on Puritan New England to the best...

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adam_text MENCAN SATIRE AN ANTHOLOGY OF WRITINGS FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT EDITED BY LS[IFHOLAS HAKALAR INTRODUCTION BY STEPHEN KOCH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY A MERIDIAN BOOK CONTENTS PREFACE XI INTRODUCTION XIII THOMAS MORTON (CA. 1590-CA. 1647) 1 NEW ENGLISH CANAAN 2 EBENEZER COOK (FL. 1708) 9 THE SOT-WEED FACTOR 9 FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-1791) 31 A PRETTY STORY 32 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) 48 ON SENDING FELONS TO AMERICA 48 THE SALE OF THE HESSIANS 51 MODEL OF A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 53 RULES BY WHICH A GREAT EMPIRE MAY BE REDUCED TO A SMALL ONE 53 HUMOUROUS REASONS FOR RESTORING CANADA 61 ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1712-1756) 65 THE TUESDAY CLUB 66 PHILIP FRENEAU (1752-1832) 76 THE BRITISH PRISON SHIP 76 II CONTENTS HUGH BRACKENRIDGE (1748-1816) 94 MODERN CHIVALRY 95 WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859) 113 TALES OF A TRAVELER 114 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (1804-1864) 144 THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD 144 FANNY FERN (1811-1872) 162 HAVE WE ANY MEN AMONG US? 162 TOM PAX S CONJUGAL SOLILOQUY 164 TO GENTLEMEN 166 HAS A MOTHER A RIGHT TO HER CHILDREN? 167 FRESH LEAVES 169 A CHAPTER FOR PARENTS 170 JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (1819-1891) 173 THE BIGLOW PAPERS 174 AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914?) 190 THE DEVIL S DICTIONARY 190 FINLEY PETER DUNNE (1867-1936) 212 MR. DOOLEY 212 MARK TWAIN (1835-1910) 223 FENIMORE COOPER S LITERARY OFFENSES 223 A HELPLESS SITUATION 236 ADVICE *O YOUTH 241 THE ART OF INHUMATION (FROM LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI) 244 AMERICAN IN EUROPE (FROM A TRAMP ABROAD) 247 THE WAR PRAYER 255 GEORGE ADE (1866-1944) 259 THE SULTAN OF SULU 259 CONTENTS IX STEPHEN CRANE (1871-1900) 289 A NEWSPAPER IS A COLLECTION OF HALF-INJUSTICES 290 WAR IS KIND 290 GUY WETMORE CARRYL (1873-1904) 292 HOW LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD CAME TO BE EATEN 292 HOW RUDENESS AND KINDNESS WERE JUSTLY REWARDED 295 EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) 298 XINGU 298 EXPIATION 322 H. L. MENCKEN (1880-1956) 345 RONDO ON AN ANCIENT THEME 346 SINCLAIR LEWIS (1885-1951) 351 A LETTER FROM THE QUEEN 352 WILL ROGERS (1879-1935) 369 A DAY AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 369 AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 371 DOROTHY PARKER (1893-1967) 375 WORDS, WORDS, WORDS 375 FAR FROM WELL 379 COMMENT 381 ONE PERFECT ROSE 381 JAMES THURBER (1894-1961) 382 TOM, THE YOUNG KIDNAPPER 383 LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967) 388 BALLAD OF THE LANDLORD 388 KU KLUX 390 AMERICAN HEARTBREAK 390 KURT VONNEGUT (1922- ) 391 IN A MANNER THAT MUST SHAME GOD HIMSELF 391 CONTENTS RUSSELL BAKER (1925- ) 406 UNIVERSAL MILITARY MOTION 406 ART BUCHWALD (1925- ) 415 PICTURES FROM VIETNAM 415 TELLING THE TRUTH 417 GORE VIDAL (1925- ) 420 RONNIE AND NANCY: A LIFE IN PICTURES 420 CALVIN TRILLIN (1935- ) 437 OLD MARRIEDS 438 P. J. O ROURKE (1947- ) 441 THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, UPDATED 441 MOLLY IVINS (1944- ) 448 H. ROSS WENT SEVEN BUBBLES OFF PLUMB (AND OTHER TALES) 448 NEW HEIGHTS OF PIFFLE 453
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