American Satire - by Nicholas Bakalar (Paperback)

About the Book

Throughout American history, satire has attracted the country's best writers. From Ben Franklin's cutting satiric attacks on British policy toward the American colonies to Mark Twain's "American Abroad" to Art Buchwald's "Pictures From Vietnam", this collection entertains while it informs, providing an excellent overview of American satirical prose and poetry. 468 pp

Book Synopsis

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.