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Brackenridge, Hugh Henry

 
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Sinopsis

Witty satire meets adventurous travel in a frontier classic

A sly, humorous look at society and writing, told through the adventures of Captain John Farrago and his Irish servant Teague Oregan as they roam the young nation and observe human nature up close.

Two travelers with sharp tongues and sharper eyes, they mix militiaman courage with literary musings. The book blends travel, satire, and social commentary, offering comic glimpses of fame, fame-seeking, and the origins of “modern chivalry” in a budding republic. Expect lively misadventures, memorable characters, and a playful challenge to ideas of taste, class, and virtue.
  • Follow the unlikely duo as they wander from town to town and into moments of small-town folly and big ideas.
  • Enjoy humorous reflections on writing, language, and the aims of a book that seeks to teach by example.
  • Meet a cast of eccentrics and observations on society, politics, and ambition.
  • Savor a voice that blends travelogue, satire, and frontier storytelling in early American literature.
Ideal for readers of classic American satire, humorous travel tales, and historical fiction that skewers pretension while celebrating curiosity and wit.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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