Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 324 Stewart, Donald Ogden 1894 1980 Ogden Stewart, Donald Roth, Herb 1887 1953 Roth, Herbert A Parody Outline of History Wherein May Be Found a Curiously Irreverent Treatment of American Historical Events, Imagining Them as They Would Be Narrated by America's Most Characteristic Contemporary Authors Introduction: A critical survey of American history, in the manner of William Lyon Phelps -- Cristofer Colombo: A comedy of discovery, in the manner of James Branch Cabell -- Main Street: Plymouth, Mass., in the manner of Sinclair Lewis -- Courtship of Miles Standish, in the manner of F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Spirit of '75: Letters of a Minute Man, in the manner of Ring Lardner -- The Whiskey Rebellion, in the bedtime story manner of Thornton W. Burgess -- How love came to General Grant, in the manner of Harold Bell Wright -- Custer's last stand, in the manner of Edith Wharton -- For the freedom of the world: A drama of the Great War. Act I in the manner of Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews; Act 2 in the manner of Eugene O'Neill. Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger "A Parody Outline of History" by Donald Ogden Stewart is a satirical collection that humorously explores American historical events through the lens of famous contemporary authors. Written in the early 20th century, it presents a playful and irreverent take on significant events in American history, using the stylistic quirks of various notable writers to recount these tales in a lighthearted manner. The opening of this work introduces the idea that American history can best be told by Americans, playfully critiquing H.G. Wells' omission of certain events in his own historical outline. Stewart embarks on this endeavor with a set of short chapters that will parody the styles of writers ranging from William Lyon Phelps to Sinclair Lewis, and more. The first chapter functions as a commentary on American history itself, reminiscing about a performance of "Peter Pan" and weaving in humorous anecdotals about figures like Woodrow Wilson. This preamble sets the stage for the unique format of the book, as it seems ready to blend historical fiction with comedic parodies that challenge the traditional narratives of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Parodies United States -- History -- Humor PN Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 188094 188100 2024-09-01T09:52:34.448988 2023-10-01T09:01:30.556323 text/html text/html 185471 2013-03-04T12:52:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2162649 2013-03-04T12:53:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2327719 2024-09-01T09:52:39.550970 application/epub+zip 2329342 2024-09-01T09:52:35.990982 application/epub+zip 125130 2024-09-01T09:52:35.038972 application/epub+zip 2424184 2024-09-01T09:52:42.084959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2408362 2024-09-01T09:52:38.865940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156283 2022-09-01T11:08:42.125307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152661 152634 2024-09-01T09:52:33.906986 2023-10-01T09:01:30.080313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 152516 2008-08-13T15:13:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59728 2008-08-13T15:14:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19916 2024-09-01T09:52:42.229921 application/rdf+xml 11027 2024-09-01T09:52:35.398996 image/jpeg 2934 2024-09-01T09:52:35.220961 image/jpeg 2250132 2024-09-01T09:52:34.532989 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia