The Historian's Huck Finn: Reading Mark Twain's Masterpiece as Social and Economic History

by Ranjit S. Dighe

Book Overview

Putting Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in historical context, connecting it to pivotal issues like slavery, class, money, and American economic expansion, this book engages readers by presenting American history through the lens of a great novel.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is widely regarded as a classic American novel--a groundbreaking one in which the author attempts to accurately portray society through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610699416
• ISBN13: 9781610699419
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"