American Satire: An Anthology of Writings from Colonial Times to the Present

This 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.

• | Author: Nick Bakalar
• | Publisher: Plume Books
• | Publication Date: Apr 01, 1997
• | Number of Pages: 480 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0452011744
• | ISBN-13: 9780452011748