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Huck Finn's America : Mark Twain and the era that shaped his masterpiece / Andrew Levy.

Author: Levy, Andrew, 1962- author.

Note:Part One -- A new kind of entertainment -- Shiftless, lazy, and dadblasted tired -- Strange animals, to change their clothes so often -- An appeal in behalf of extending the suffrage to boys -- Boy No. 2 -- Part Two -- The trouble begins -- Twins -- The freedman's case -- Huckleberry Capone.

Note:"A groundbreaking and controversial re-examination of our most beloved classic, Huckleberry Finn, proving that for more than 100 years we have misunderstood Twain's message on race and childhood--and the uncomfortable truths it still holds for modern America"--Provided by publisher.

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