American Satire: An Anthology of Writings from Colonial Times to the Present

This entertaining, informative collection covers the best of American satire--from Ben Franklin's cutting satiric attacks to Nathaniel Hawthorne's Celestial Railroad, Calvin Trillin's Old Marrieds, Mark Twain's American Abroad to P.J. O'Rourke's The Innocents Abroad--Updated, a late 20th-century take on Twain's classic piece. "Entertaining and satisfying...An excellent introduction."--Amazon.com.