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Cannibalism in the Cars" is a short story written in 1868 by American writer Mark Twain. It tells the darkly humorous tale of apparent acts of cannibalism from the point of view of a congressman on a snowbound train. It indirectly satirizes the political system of the United States.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist.He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature."
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner first published in 1873. It satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. Although not one of Twain's best-known works, it has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication.
When they are not too busy kissing babies and shaking hands, politicians are posting Throwback Thursday pictures on social media, treating followers to a time before suits (or pant suits). ...
The Mugwumps were Republican political activists in the United States who were intensely opposed to political corruption. They were never formally organized. They were never formally organized. They famously switched parties from the Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the 1884 United States presidential ...
The claim: Mark Twain said, 'I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.' After the death of conservative media personality Rush Limbaugh on Feb. 17, some ...
When Shania Twain hit the Las Vegas stage in a bedazzled two-piece ensemble, social media erupted with comments over her flashy outfit. The country-pop icon’s ensemble, part of her Come On Over ...