The Bull on the Bench

TitleThe Bull on the Bench
Year for Search1967
AuthorsMason, Lowell B[lake](1893-1983)
Pagination1967
Date Published1967
PublisherArcturus Pub
Place PublishedOak Park, IL
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Satire. After a nuclear war cattle gain the ability to speak and come to rule the world, with, for example, the U.S. becoming the United States of Moovalia, while the remaining humans lose all sense of their abilities. The world produced largely replicates the previous world except with cattle replacing humans. At the end, humans are regaining confidence and control.

Illustration

Illus. Aaron Sopher

Holding Institutions

MoU-St, PSt

Author Note

The author (1893-1983) was Federal Trade Commissioner from 1945 to 1956. 

Full Text

1967 Mason, Lowell B[lake] (1893-1983). The Bull on the Bench. Illus. Aaron Sopher. Oak Park, IL: Arcturus Pub. MoU-St, PSt

Satire. After a nuclear war cattle gain the ability to speak and come to rule the world, with, for example, the U.S. becoming the United States of Moovalia, while the remaining humans lose all sense of their abilities. The world produced largely replicates the previous world except with cattle replacing humans. At the end, humans are regaining confidence and control. The author was Federal Trade Commissioner from 1945 to 1956. His papers are held by Northwestern University Library and the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.