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More than five feet of the world's classiest mendacities have been searched and plagiarized in the making of the volume. The author also acknowledges his indebtedness to the great commercial combines which have made a joke of the Constitution and other matters otherwise too deadly solemn to form the subject of a jest.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. A compendium of bizarre and humorous anecdotes, this book provides a sardonic and surreal overview of American history, folklore, and national peculiarities. The author gleefully skewers aspects of the American ethos, from the country's political and economic oddities to its cultural obsessions. From Prohibition-era bathtub gin recipes to the proliferation of breakfast cereal manufacturers, and through the lens of 'millionaire statesmen,' the author provides an outsider's perspective on American society, exposing its hypocrisies and contradictions. Simultaneously, the book is a love letter to the United States, celebrating the can-do spirit and self-confidence that has defined the nation throughout its history. It is a humorous and satirical yet sober analysis of American history and life, which explores the idea that the nation's eccentricity is not a bug but a feature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333158347_0
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