Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece
Title:
Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece
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ISBN:
9781439186961
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 342 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
A new kind of entertainment -- Shiftless, lazy, and dadblasted tired -- Strange animals, to change their clothes so often -- An appeal in behalf of extending the suffrage to boys -- Boy No. 2 -The trouble begins -- Twins -- The freedman's case -- Huckleberry Capone.
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Summary:
"A groundbreaking and controversial re-examination of our most beloved classic, Huckleberry Finn, proving that for more than 100 years we have misunderstood Twain's message on race and childhood--and the uncomfortable truths it still holds for modern America"--Provided by publisher.
