Author: Austin, James C.,
Title: Artemus Ward - Twayne's United States Authors Series.
Description: NY, Twayne Publishers, (1964). VG HB in G dj ex-library. Chronology of Ward's life. Ward was really three distinct personalities. Charles F. Browne printer, newspaperman and. editor. Ward was a exhibitor of wax figures and a traveling menagerie present happy go-lucky nenagerire of his homely views on politics, business, reform movements and social problems in his city column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and finally America's first deadpan comic ledcturer, from which we have a picaresque panorama of American Life in the mid-19th century. A picture full of fun and color picture full of wit and satire. He prepared the way for Mark Twain. Ex lib pocket rep, blind stamp New Orleans Public Library title page, library stamp bottom edge of pages. marks on inside front cover.

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