Political Tales and Truth of Mark Twain (The Classic Wisdom Collection) - Hardcover

From such lesser-known writings as his letters to Howells and Twitchell to such familiar ones as "The War Prayer" and Corn-Pone Opinons," the editors have ranged widely through Twain's later fulminations for snippets suggesting, in this election year, that America's favorite sage was right: lamentably, human nature never changes. These snippets are divided into categories--among them, "Politics, Politicians, and Parties," "Patriotism and War," Racism and Imperialism," "Religion," "Conformity and Progress," "Morality and Truth"--and each category offers barbed musings that, while less scandalous now than when first written, are a bracing yardstick against which to measure the pablum of our own current political rhetoric. Recommended for popular collections.
- Charles Nash, Cottey Coll., Nevada, Mo.
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