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Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece /

"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.

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Main Authors: Levy, Andrew, 1962
Published: Simon & Schuster,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910. > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Criticism and interpretation
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Political and social views
Fugitive slaves in literature
Boys in literature
Whites in literature
Race relations in literature
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century
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.
Carrier Form: xxiv, 342 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-327) and index.
ISBN: 9781439186961
1439186960
9781439186978
1439186979
Index Number: PS1305
CLC: I712.064
Call Number: I712.064/L668
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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