The Weans
| Year for Search |
1960
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| Annotation |
Satire on U.S. history. Archeologists from Africa arrive in North America far in the future and discover the remains of what they consider a primitive civilization, which they utterly misunderstand. |
| Pagination |
61 pp.
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| Published Date |
1960 |
| Publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| Place Published |
New York
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| Full Text |
1960 Nathan, Robert [Gruntal] (1894-1985). The Weans. Illus. New York: Albert A. Knopf. 61 pp. Some material appeared originally in different form as “Digging the Weans.” Illus. N. M. Bodecker. Harper’s Magazine 213.1278 (November 1956): 46-49. https://harpers.org/archive/1956/11/digging-the-weans/ and “A Further Report on the Weans.” Illus. N. M. Bodecker. Harper’s Magazine 218.1303 (April 1959); 34-36. https://harpers.org/archive/1959/04/a-further-report-on-the-weans/ The illustrations in the book are different from the one’s in Harpers. Satire on U.S. history. Archeologists from Africa arrive in North America far in the future and discover the remains of what they consider a primitive civilization, which they utterly misunderstand. |
| Additional Publishers |
Some material appeared originally in different form as “Digging the Weans.” Illus. N. M. Bodecker. Harper’s Magazine 213.1278 (November 1956): 46-49. https://harpers.org/archive/1956/11/digging-the-weans/ and “A Further Report on the Weans.” Illus. N. M. Bodecker. Harper’s Magazine 218.1303 (April 1959); 34-36. https://harpers.org/archive/1959/04/a-further-report-on-the-weans/ The illustrations in the book are different from the one’s in Harpers. |
| Illustration |
Illus. The illustrations in the book are different from the one’s in Harpers. |
| Author Note |
(1894-1985) |
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