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Whether or not we have an American lit erature, we have humor distinctly our own; a portion of it literature, the remainder some thing else, but certainly humor. The accent of sportive fancy, the turn and trick of drollery, were native to Franklin, foremost among our philosophers and statesmen, to Lincoln, our greatest President since Washington, and to Henry Ward Beecher, the commanding genius among our preachers. A complete bibliography of American humor would be a broad mark indeed, for the critics of the motherland, where humor rests on a few resplendent names, shining here and there on the long stretch from Dan Chaucer to Tom Hood. Among those with whom we of to-day are familiar, John Phoenix is admittedly the pioneer. The first of the great modern humorists so Mark Twain styles him in The Library of Humor. It was on the Pacific Coast and at that furiously.
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- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1334069050
- ISBN 13 9781334069055
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages165
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a compilation of humorous sketches and burlesques published by an army officer in 1855. It employs literary satire and linguistic jabs to poke fun at various aspects of life in California during the Gold Rush, particularly the hubris of those who flocked to the region seeking their fortunes. These reports, though written nearly two centuries ago, are still relevant today. They are a fine example of a uniquely American brand of humor that seeks to cut down to size those who take themselves, and indeed life itself, too seriously. These timeless dispatches introduce us to a satirist who wielded his pen as a weapon against the absurd, the pretentious, and the pompous. The author, while a soldier by trade, was a humorist at heart, and this book is a testament to the power of wit to challenge authority and inspire laughter. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781334069055_0
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