Early American Almanac HumorPopular Press, 1987 - 163 páginas This collection is a selection of comic items from almanacs published between 1776 and 1800. Dodge uses his smooth, astute writing style to unfold the humor in a section of American Heritage. The eight chapters are categorized by subject, including "Comic American Heroes," "The Tall Tale," and "Men, Women, Marriage, and Sex." |
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter | 33 |
Chapter Four | 53 |
Chapter Five | 85 |
Chapter | 110 |
Chapter Seven | 136 |
Notes 163 | |
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