Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs by Johnson Jones Hooper
A series of sketches written in part to parody some the campaign literature of the era
Originally published in 1845, Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs is a series of sketches written in part to parody some the campaign literature of the era. The character, Simon Suggs, with his motto, "it is good to be shifty in a new country," fully incarnates a backwoods version of the national archetypes now know as the confidence man, the grafter, the professional flim-flam artist supremely skilled in the arts by which a man gets along in the world. This classic volume of good humor is set in the rough-and-tumble world of frontier life and politics.
Johnson Jones Hooper (1815-1862) was also the author of Some Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs to be reprinted by this Press in fall 1992. Philip D. Beidler is Professor of English at The University of Alabama.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780817307066 |
| ISBN 10 | 0817307060 |
| Title | Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs |
| Author | Johnson Jones Hooper |
| Series | The Library Of Alabama Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Alabama Press |
| Year published | 1993-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 201 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |