“The Man of 1855 and the Man of 1955. A Dialogue Written for and Spoken at an Exhibition at Gould’s Academy, Bethel”
| Title | “The Man of 1855 and the Man of 1955. A Dialogue Written for and Spoken at an Exhibition at Gould’s Academy, Bethel” |
| Year for Search | 1855 |
| Authors | Day, Melville C. |
| Secondary Title | The Portland Transcript and Eclectic (Portland, ME) |
| Volume / Edition | 19.37 |
| Pagination | 290-91 |
| Date Published | December 22, 1855 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | A brief satiric sleeper wakes tale in which when women got the vote and political power, they forced bachelors to marry within thirty days. Women wear pants and smoke cigars. African Americans relocated to England with the English relocated to the Sahara which has been made fertile by constantly spraying it with water from the Mediterranean. Steam powered airplanes. Tunnel between Portland and London. Even skeletons can be revived and Noah lectures on his experiences. |
| Holding Institutions | MnU |
| Full Text | 1855 Day, Melville C. “The Man of 1855 and the Man of 1955. A Dialogue Written for and Spoken at an Exhibition at Gould’s Academy, Bethel.” The Portland Transcript and Eclectic (Portland, ME) 19.37 (December 22, 1855): 290-81. MnU A brief satiric sleeper wakes tale in which when women got the vote and political power, they forced bachelors to marry within thirty days. Women wear pants and smoke cigars. African Americans relocated to England with the English relocated to the Sahara which has been made fertile by constantly spraying it with water from the Mediterranean. Steam powered airplanes. Tunnel between Portland and London. Even skeletons can be revived and Noah lectures on his experiences. |
