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The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor

Author : Edward Piacentino
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807130865
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor written by Edward Piacentino and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Southwest flourished between 1830 and 1860, but its brand of humor lives on in the writings of Mark Twain, the novels of William Faulkner, the television series The Beverly Hillbillies, the material of comedian Jeff Foxworthy, and even cyberspace, where nonsoutherners can come up to speed on subjects like hickphonics. The first book on its subject, The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor engages topics ranging from folklore to feminism to the Internet as it pays tribute to a distinctly American comic style that has continued to reinvent itself. The book begins by examining frontier southern humor as manifested in works of Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Flannery O’Connor, Eudora Welty, Woody Guthrie, Harry Crews, William Price Fox, Fred Chappell, Barry Hannah, Cormac McCarthy, and African American writers Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Ishmael Reed, and Yusef Komunyakaa. It then explores southwestern humor’s legacy in popular culture—including comic strips, comedians, and sitcoms—and on the Internet. Many of the trademark themes of modern and contemporary southern wit appeared in stories that circulated in the antebellum Southwest. Often taking the form of tall tales, those stories have served and continue to serve as rich, reusable material for southern writers and entertainers in the twentieth century and beyond. The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor is an innovative collaboration that delves into jokes about hunting, drinking, boasting, and gambling as it studies, among other things, the styles of comedians Andy Griffith, Dave Gardner, and Justin Wilson. It gives splendid demonstration that through the centuries southern humor has continued to be a powerful tool for disarming hypocrites and opening up sensitive issues for discussion.

Routledge Revivals: Mark Twain as a Literary Comedian (1979)

Author : David E. E. Sloane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351183443
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Revivals: Mark Twain as a Literary Comedian (1979) written by David E. E. Sloane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1979, Mark Twain as a Literary Comedian looks at how Mark Twain addressed social issues through humour. The Southwest provided the subject for much of Twain’s writing, but the roots of his style lay principally in north-eastern humour. In the mid-1800s the northern United States underwent social changes that reflected in the writing of the literary humourists like Twain. Sloane argues that he used humour to describe conditions in the emerging middle-class urban experience and express his American vision and that Twain’s views on the human, social, and political conditions, presented through his fictional characters, elevated the use of literary humour in the American novel.

A Debonair Scoundrel

Author : Lately Thomas
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789121272
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book A Debonair Scoundrel written by Lately Thomas and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1962, this book tells the flamboyant story of Abe Ruef and San Francisco’s infamous era of graft. In the year 1906, San Francisco was rocked by two calamitous earthquakes. Nature herself was responsible for one; a man named Ruef was responsible for the other. Abraham Ruef (1864-1936), known as Abe Ruef, was a rogue of innumerable refinements. A classical scholar, a wit, a bon vivant, he was also a political boss who not only picked the city’s officials—among them, “Handsome Gene” Schmitz, San Francisco’s “bassoon mayor”—but picked the city’s pockets as well. When he was finally arraigned for graft, Ruef attempted to appoint himself District Attorney to prosecute the case! In A Debonair Scoundrel, Lately Thomas reconstructs the little known but fantastic career and its gaudy, dramatic setting: a city thrown into wild disorder; fighting in the courts reeking with corruption; kidnappings, and flying bullets with overtones of slapstick comedy and suspense. The men who saw to Ruef’s undoing were relics of a bygone West: millionaire Rudolph Spreckels, who tried to reform his own class; Fremont Older, the Evening Bulletin crusading editor—and others, such as Teddy Roosevelt and William Randolph Hearst. Their encounter with Abe Ruef is wittily described by Lately Thomas, author of The Vanishing Evangelist, who has brought his magnificently creative gifts to a book as brilliant and rambunctious as the fabulous era he describes.

Chasing the Frontier

Author : Larry J Hoefling
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595359140
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Chasing the Frontier written by Larry J Hoefling and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Scots-Irish is one of the struggles and achievements of an American immigrant group that existed for only a short period, whose descendants continued to make their marks on the young country for generations. From the North of Ireland to the backwoods of the American frontier, the tale of the Scots-Irish includes a massive exodus to the New World, where they founded communities in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and the Irish Tract of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War era. Containing nearly six thousand names of documented settlers of the primarily Scots-Irish settlements of Virginia and North Carolina, Chasing The Frontier includes materials from church records, military records, early wills and deeds, and newspapers of the time. For the frontier families, life was a daily test of endurance and hardship, but the Scots-Irish also found time for horseracing, gambling, and socializing, and the migration of this hardy race and the lure of the frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee led to the founding of churches and state charters, and elections to some of the highest offices in the country. Chasing the Frontier is a snapshot of everyday life for the pioneering Scots-Irish in early America.

Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

Author : Kelly Hennessy
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1640823247
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Last Refuge of a Scoundrel written by Kelly Hennessy and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part epistolary novel laced with flights of magic realism escapist fantasy, part bellettrist polemic debating a shopping list of culture war topics, Last Refuge of a Scoundrel is an unusual, multifaceted and densely textured book meant to linger on your palate long after you put it down. Much of the action revolves around a bitter, protracted homeowners association dispute in north San Diego County, alternately, hilarious and enraging. It's a novel of ideas, ever strumming the

Douglas Library Occasional Papers

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Douglas Library Occasional Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Legend of the Jersey Devil

Author : Trinka Hakes Noble
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1627530401
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of the Jersey Devil written by Trinka Hakes Noble and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pine Barrens region in New Jersey has long been a place of mystery, with its dark pine groves, black swamps, and dank bogs, oftentimes shrouded in mist and fog. Reputed to be haunted by spirits, it’s an unsettling place to be sure. But of all the mysterious happenings and sights to be found in the Pine Barrens, there is none so intriguing as the Jersey Devil. Since its first reported sighting in 1735, local lore has it that a “devil-like” creature with the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, and the hooves of a goat has menaced townspeople, frightened livestock, and caused all manner of trouble over the years. Is the Jersey Devil real? Award-winning author Trinka Hakes Noble weaves a spellbinding tale about the origins of the legend of the Jersey Devil. Atmospheric illustrations by artist Gerald Kelley bring the tale to spooky life.

Night of the Scoundrel

Author : Kelly Bowen
Publisher : Forever Yours
ISBN 13 : 1538700611
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Night of the Scoundrel written by Kelly Bowen and published by Forever Yours. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Kelly Bowen comes an enchanting historical short story perfect for fans of Grace Burrowes, Sarah MacLean, and Tessa Dare. Can he trust her with his darkest secret? Ruthless. Dangerous. Known simply as King. No one knows his true name or where he came from. And when he learns that the man who betrayed him has returned to London, King has only one goal: vengeance. But first, he must seek out an unlikely ally to aide him in his pursuit... Adeline Archambault is as mysterious as she is beautiful. Exiled after the French Revolution, she's determined to reclaim her birthright and deliver the justice that is owed her. King's offer to help her, in exchange for her assistance, is a bargain she can't refuse. But will this deal with a devil lead to a future she never dared hope for?

Scoundrel for Hire (Velvet Lies, Book 1)

Author : Adrienne deWolfe
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
ISBN 13 : 161417427X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book Scoundrel for Hire (Velvet Lies, Book 1) written by Adrienne deWolfe and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raphael Jones is a Kentucky-born scoundrel, who has never played by the rules. When Colorado mining heiress, Silver Nichols, hires him to stop her precious daddy from marrying a golddigger, Rafe sets out to seduce Silver and win her fortune. But beneath Silver's cool veneer, Rafe encounters a sweet vulnerability and an aching secret that threatens to send his whole world up in smoke. Now the wily scoundrel must choose: walk away or wager the one thing he can't afford to lose—his heart. REVIEWS: "Wickedly funny! This book sizzles with a scoundrel you won't mind losing your heart to." ~Christina Dodd, New York Times Best-Seller VELVET LIES in series order Scoundrel for Hire His Wicked Dream Seduced by an Angel WILD TEXAS NIGHTS in series order: Texas Outlaw Texas Lover Texas Wildcat

Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel

Author : Chauncey Holt
Publisher : Trine Day
ISBN 13 : 1937584380
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel written by Chauncey Holt and published by Trine Day. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Released for the first time 16 years after his death, this startling autobiography by one of the so-called “three tramps” from the John F. Kennedy assassination reveals the details of Chauncey Marvin Holt’s many claims. Much mystery and suspicion still swirls around that fateful day in November 1963, and theories abound in nearly every form of media. But one of the major mysteries revolves around the three men spotted and later arrested in Dealey Plaza. Holt’s controversial confession to being one of the three tramps has a history of its own, and in his own words he delves into his unique and wild background and life. From his United States Air Force service during Pearl Harbor to his associations with the mob and the CIA, Holt discusses his experiences and encounters in great detail. From a man who truly lived a rare and unique life, the book explains the ins and outs of his associations with Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination in this unique retrospective of a complex and occasionally dubious life.

Border Beagles

Author : William Gilmore Simms
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781610750783
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Border Beagles written by William Gilmore Simms and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1885 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Finished Scoundrel

Author : Royal Ornan Shreve
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Finished Scoundrel written by Royal Ornan Shreve and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The First Nation

Author : Douglas Coiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1678022810
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The First Nation written by Douglas Coiner and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enkooadabaoo was the name Big Bear, Chief of the Cree had given to him after his parents were murdered by the Blackfoot. His friend John Norquay called him Kitche which meant brave. Louis Riel gave him the European name Marcel Kitch. But all of these great men knew him as an honorable man who helped them as they struggled against the British and the powerful Hudson Bay Company. It was in the early 1800s that the Indigenous people rose up against their oppressors to fight for their rights and their freedom. The First Nation is a story of friendship and war. Love and hate. Life and death. And the making of a Nation.

The Collected Works

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Collected Works written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 2353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition includes: Autobiography The Naval War of 1812 Hero Tales from American History The Winning of the West Through the Brazilian Wilderness Letters to His Children The Rough Riders A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Hunting The Grisly And Other Sketches America and the World War Average Americans The Strenuous Life Expansion and Peace Fellow-Feeling as Political Factor Character & Success History as Literature Biological Analogies in History The World Movement The Thraldom of Names Productive Scholarship Dante and the Bowery The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century The Search for Truth in a Reverent Spirit The Ancient Irish Sagas An Art Exhibition The Duties of American Citizenship Professionalism in Sports Practical Work in Politics Resignation Letter Colonel Roosevelt's Reports Strength & Decency The Square Deal Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech The Man With the Muck Rake Sons of the Puritans Where We Can Work With Socialists Where We Cannot Work With Socialists Citizenship in a Republic (the Man in the Arena) International Peace The New Nationalism Duty & Self-control The Right of the People to Rule I Have Just Been Shot Address to the Boys Progressive League Address to the Knights of Columbus

The Lonely Scoundrel

Author : Jerome Bahr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lonely Scoundrel written by Jerome Bahr and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Complete Works

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Complete Works written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 2347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Autobiography The Naval War of 1812 Hero Tales from American History The Winning of the West Through the Brazilian Wilderness Letters to His Children The Rough Riders A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Hunting The Grisly And Other Sketches America and the World War Average Americans The Strenuous Life Expansion and Peace Fellow-Feeling as Political Factor Character & Success History as Literature Biological Analogies in History The World Movement The Thraldom of Names Productive Scholarship Dante and the Bowery The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century The Search for Truth in a Reverent Spirit The Ancient Irish Sagas An Art Exhibition The Duties of American Citizenship Professionalism in Sports Practical Work in Politics Resignation Letter Colonel Roosevelt's Reports Strength & Decency The Square Deal Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech The Man With the Muck Rake Sons of the Puritans Where We Can Work With Socialists Where We Cannot Work With Socialists Citizenship in a Republic (the Man in the Arena) International Peace The New Nationalism Duty & Self-control The Right of the People to Rule I Have Just Been Shot Address to the Boys Progressive League Address to the Knights of Columbus

The Trav'lers Curse

Author : Rod McKenzie
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595180671
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Trav'lers Curse written by Rod McKenzie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott Schell is the 24-year old son of super rich and highly respected Dr. Haywood Schell of Boston. Scott's consistently dissolute behavior induces Dr. Shell to remove Scott from his Will. The severance is irreversible unless Scott visits and reports on the Schell mineral holdings in Coonskin County, West Virginia. Scott begins his journey to Coonskin County with his only remaining possessions: the tuxedo he is wearing and a little over one-hundred dollars in cash. During his excursion into the backwoods of West Virginia, he encounters various eccentrics, coundrels and heroes. He learns valuable lessons of life from each of these. Finally, Scott meets and falls in love with Doris Gruver, a great beauty from Philadelphia, who, like himself, has become entrapped in a deadly web of fate. Together, they will trust the mysterious widow Ola, an ex-spy, to engineer their escape from fanatic holdovers from the War Between the States.