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NY: Perennial/HarperCollins. VG PB. (2002). Written by Twain during the Philippine-American War tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off . to war. A stranger enters and tells the crowd that by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy, the destruction of human life. Originally rejected for publication in 1905 as "not quite suited to a woman's magazine, this antiwar parable remained unpublished until 1913 when Twain's literary executor collected it in the volume Europe and Elsewhere. .
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On Mar 24 2016, a reader said:
A scathing indictment of war in Twain's inimitable satirical style. He refused to let this be published during his lifetime for fear of offending his religious family members, but never expected it would take so long to see the light of day. A must-read and an essential for Twain collectors.
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- Bookseller
- Crabtree's Collection Old Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS045317I
- Title
- The War Prayer
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Illustrator
- John Groth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG PB
- Publisher
- Perennial/HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- (2002)
- Keywords
- Written by Twain during the Philippine-American War tells of a, patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off, War, Prayer, History, Philippine War
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