The American Claimant
$ 8.15
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The American Claimant. Number of Pages: 304. Weight: 0.9 lbs. Publication Date: 2017-02-01. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The American Claimant ISBN13: 9781542868990 ISBN10: 1542868998 Author: Twain, Mark (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - The American Claimant Is Enormous Fun In It We Have The Pleasure Of Seeing Mark Twain's Imagination Go Berserk, The American Claimant Is A Comedy Of Mistaken Identities And Multiple Role Switches--Fertile And Familiar Mark Twain Territory Its Cast Of Characters Include An American Enamored Of British Hereditary Aristocracy And A British Earl Entranced By American Democracy The Central Character, Colonel Mulberry Sellers, Is An Irrepressible, Buoyant Mad Scientist, Mason Writes, Brimming With Harebrained Ideas Nothing Is Impossible For Him He's Totally Loopy His Voluble Wackiness Leaves The Reader Reeling In The Wake Of Inventions That Prefigure Dna Cloning, Fax Machines, And Photocopiers Twain Uses This Over-The-Top Comic Frame To Explore Some Serious Issues As Well--Such As The Construction Of Self And Identity, The Role Of The Press In Society, And The Moral And Social Questions Raised By Capitalism And Industrialization In The United States A Unique Melange Of Science Fiction And Fantasy, Romance, Farce, And Political Satire, Twain's Least-Known Comic Novel Is Both Thought-Provoking And Entertaining Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2017-02-01 Weight: 0.9 lbs Dimensions: 0.64'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' W Number of Pages: 304 Language: English
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