Project Gutenberg 2005-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 73 Templeton, Timothy The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Digital Library Program at Indiana University and formatted by Mark Meiss. "The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth" by Timothy Templeton is a humorous novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the adventures of Solomon Smooth, a spirited and somewhat naive character from Cape Cod who embarks on a mission to meet and advise President Pierce in Washington, aiming to promote the ideals of Young America. Through Smooth's experiences, the book critiques political life and social customs in early America with wit and satire. The opening of the novel introduces us to Mr. Solomon Smooth and sets the tone for his escapades in Washington, D.C. Through his eyes, we learn about his ambitions and the peculiarities of those in power, showcased by his interactions with various characters, including a comically critical view of the political scene and his comical attempts to blend into high society. He soon arrives at the National Hotel and embarks on various misadventures, revealing much about the political and social landscape of the time, full of colorful descriptions and characters that serve to create a satirical portrait of American politics during the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government -- 1853-1857 Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 -- Humor PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Humour Browsing: Politics 553663 551701 2024-10-07T14:18:47.801374 2023-09-08T04:56:20.816586 text/html text/html 548819 2020-12-13T07:51:23 text/html; charset=us-ascii 212411 2020-12-13T07:51:23 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 302610 2024-10-07T14:18:58.345364 application/epub+zip 308707 2024-10-07T14:18:52.181363 application/epub+zip 284910 2024-10-07T14:18:50.175366 application/epub+zip 556618 2024-10-07T14:19:03.348343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523027 2024-10-07T14:18:57.164315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481272 2022-09-08T09:47:55.311899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534798 534716 2024-10-07T14:18:46.923468 2023-09-08T04:56:20.351553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 534684 2020-12-13T07:51:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210277 2020-12-13T07:51:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19243 2024-10-07T14:19:03.909295 application/rdf+xml 15932 2024-10-07T14:18:51.190349 image/jpeg 3877 2024-10-07T14:18:50.726368 image/jpeg 298844 2024-10-07T14:18:47.850376 application/octet-stream application/zip 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