Author: Nasby, Petroleum V.,1833-1888. Title: Ekkoes from Kentucky: bein a perfect record uv the ups, downs, and experiences uv the dimocrisy ez seen by a naturalized Kentuckian, by Petroleum V. Nasby [pseud.] ; illustrated by Thomas Nast. URL: http://purl.schaffer.union.edu/bailey/bailey-sample3 Extent: 324 p., illus., 20 cm. Place of publication: Boston, Publisher: Lee and Shepard Date of publication: 1888,[c1867] Availability: These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Subject: Democratic Party (U.S.) -- Humor Subject: United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869 -- Humor Subject: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 -- Humor Subject: Alaska -- Annexation to the United States -- Humor Subject: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)-- Humor Subject: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1889 -- Humor Subject: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1875 -- Humor Subject: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 --Humor Genre: American wit and humor Genre: Satire Note: A satiric view of Democratic party politics following the U.S. Civil War. Written in the form of essays by a postmaster and professor of "Biblical Politics" [spelling corrected] and other disciplines at various fictional institutions, the author addresses contemporary issues such as slaves and slavery, the abolitionist movement, African American suffrage and civil rights, the purchase of Alaska, Southern amnesty, education, and the Reconstruction period in general. Public figures mentioned include Jefferson Davis, Andrew Johnson, Horace Greeley, and William Seward. Note: Writing under the pen name Petroleum V. Nasby, U.S. humorist David Ross Locke had a considerable influence on public issues during and after the U.S. Civil War. He was an ardent Unionist and foe of slavery who published barbed satiric attacks on the Southern position. Note: Union College copy is part of the Frank Bailey Collection of North American Wit and Humor. Added Author: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902, illustrator. Added Author Frank Bailey Collection of North American Wit and Humor (Schaffer Library, Special Collections) Added Title: Echoes from Kentucky: being a perfect record of the ups, downs, and experiences of the democracy as seen by a naturalized Kentuckian. In Collection(s): Frank Bailey Collection of North American Wit and Humor Type: text Format: sgml Language: ENG

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