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Author Harris, Leon A.

Title The fine art of political wit; being a lively guide to the artistic invective, elegant epithet, and polished impromptus as well as the gallant and graceful worldly wit of various British & American politicians from the 18th century through our own days of grace. / A handbook for piercing the poltical epidermis of opponents.

Publication Info. New York : Dutton, 1964.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  PN6231.P6 H36    Available  ---
Edition [1st ed.]
Description 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 277-279.
Contents Richard Brinsley Sheridan -- Benjamin Franklin -- John Randolph of Roanoke and some contemporaries -- Benjamin Disraeli -- Abraham Lincoln -- David Lloyd George -- Franklin -- Roosevelt's dog -- Winston Churchill -- Aneurin Bevan -- The wit politicians -British versus American -- Adlai Stevenson -- John F. Kennedy
Subject Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Anecdotes.
Great Britain.
Politics and government.
Genre/Form Anecdotes.
Subject United States -- Politics and government -- Anecdotes.
United States.
English wit and humor -- History and criticism.
English wit and humor.
American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
American wit and humor.
Genre/Form Anecdotes.