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  2. Cannibalism in the Cars - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Mark Twain - Wikipedia

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    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."

  5. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

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    Mark Twain: Coarse language, racial stereotypes and use of the N-word 1884 33 14 5 The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: Dav Pilkey: Encouraging poor spelling 2002 41 47 — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain: Coarse language, racial stereotypes 1876 — — 83 Alice (series) Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: Sexual content 1985–2013 21 2 14 All ...

  6. Mugwumps - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Fact check: Clarence Darrow, not Mark Twain, said quote ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. Lies, damned lies, and statistics - Wikipedia

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    Mark Twain popularized the saying in Chapters from My Autobiography, published in the North American Review in 1907. "Figures often beguile me," Twain wrote, "particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'" [4] [1] [2]

  9. “Is That Rhinestone Depends?”: Shania Twain Divides ... - AOL

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    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 ...