About this title: Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor is a series of sketches that follow the outlandish misadventures of Dr. Madison Tensas - Lewis' literary persona. Many of these stories were first published in New York's Spirit of the Times. Using dialect, comic imagery, folklore, picaresque autobiography, and the form of the mock oral tale, Lewis presents a vigorous - even grotesque - vision of the southern backwoods, where life was often violent and brutal, sometimes shockingly funny, and always wildly different from the polished society of townsmen and wealthy planters. In an expansive ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121672ISBN:0807121673
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VG+ Near Fine condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Library of Southern Civilization. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121672ISBN:0807121673
Description: Like new. [No CD or ancillary materials included] [Authentic USA edition] [I will ship immediately] Book in great condition: no markings, slightly worn covers and edges, nice binding. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121672ISBN:0807121673
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Library of Southern Civilization. Audience: General/trade. Paperback, new book, excellent condition! lr read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121856ISBN:0807121851
Description: B&w Illus. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8 Vo; 1.5 Pounds. 203 pages; dj in mylar...with new introduction by Edwin T. Arnold; Facsimile reprint of a work first published in Philadelphia in 1843. Henry Clay Lewis (1825-1850) was one of the leading southern humorists of the 19th century. This book is a series of sketches that follow the outlandish misadventures of Dr. Madison Tenas--Lewis' literary persona. read more
Binding: Purple cloth
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121856ISBN:0807121851
Description: Tall octavo. Facsimile edition. xlviii + 188 pages. New Introduction by Edwin T. Arnold. Illustrated with 6 engravings. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a mylar cover. read more
Edition: New Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121856ISBN:0807121851
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0807121851. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780807121856ISBN:0807121851
Description: New. 0807121851. Reprint edition with new introduction by Edwin T. Arnold. Crisp and unread. No marks, not price clipped.; 8vo 8"; z. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
ISBN-13:9780807121672ISBN:0807121673
Description: Good. 0807121673 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
ISBN-13:9780807121672ISBN:0807121673
Description: New. 0807121673 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
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