Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs

Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs
Author: Johnson Jones Hooper
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1993-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0817307060

A series of sketches written in part to parody some the campaign literature of the era Originally published in 1845, Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs is a series of sketches written in part to parody some the campaign literature of the era. The character, Simon Suggs, with his motto, “it is good to be shifty in a new country,” fully incarnates a backwoods version of the national archetypes now know as the confidence man, the grafter, the professional flim-flam artist supremely skilled in the arts by which a man gets along in the world. This classic volume of good humor is set in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier life and politics.

Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs, Late of the Tallapoosa Volunteers

Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs, Late of the Tallapoosa Volunteers
Author: Johnson Jones Hooper
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1969
Genre: Alabama
ISBN:

Originally published in 1845, Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs is a series of sketches written in part to parody some the campaign literature of the era. The character, Simon Suggs, with his motto, “it is good to be shifty in a new country,” fully incarnates a backwoods version of the national archetypes now know as the confidence man, the grafter, the professional flim-flam artist supremely skilled in the arts by which a man gets along in the world. This classic volume of good humor is set in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier life and politics. A Classic of the Southwestern Humor school that influenced Mark Twain, this portrait of a rascally backcountry trickster remains an engaging parody of enduring aspects of the American character.

Allworth Abbey

Allworth Abbey
Author: Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1865
Genre:
ISBN:

Fallen Pride

Fallen Pride
Author: Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 572
Release: 1868
Genre: Smallpox
ISBN:

The Reigning Belle

The Reigning Belle
Author: Ann Stephens
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2023-03-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3382133946

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.