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The comic history of the United States, from a period prior to the discovery of America to times long subsequent to the present

Chapter 1: THE COMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES,
By John D. Sherwood
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A satirical, illustrated narrative retells national history from imagined pre-discovery eras through exploration, colonization, revolutionary struggles, and later social and political developments, blending humorous caricature, mock scholarship, and playful anachronism. Chapters present parodic biographies and episodes about discovery, indigenous peoples, settlement, religious and civic life, wartime episodes, and cultural fashions, often punctuated by cartoons and stage-like devices. The author's voice adopts conversational asides and ironic commentary to lampoon institutions, public figures, and social customs while summarizing key events and attitudes. The result combines comic sketches, chronological overview, and social satire aimed at entertaining while reframing familiar national stories.

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Title: The comic history of the United States, from a period prior to the discovery of America to times long subsequent to the present

Author: John D. Sherwood

Illustrator: Harry Scratchly

Release date: June 16, 2023 [eBook #70987]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Fields, Osgood, & Co, 1869

Credits: Emmanuel Ackerman, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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CON-FRONT-US PIECE.

The Company of Distinguished Comedians expressly engaged for this Performance.

THE
COMIC HISTORY
OF
THE UNITED STATES,

FROM A PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
TO TIMES LONG SUBSEQUENT TO THE PRESENT.
By JOHN D. SHERWOOD.
“Quamquam ridentem dicere verum
Quid vetat?”
Horace, Satire I.
“A man may say a Wise thing though he say it with a Laugh.”
Old Song.
WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRY SCRATCHLY.
BOSTON:
FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.
1870.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by
FIELDS, OSGOOD, & CO.,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

WELCH,
BIGELOW,
& CO.

UNIVERSITY
PRESS.

DEDICATION.
——●——
TO MY WIFE.