San Antonio College Library

A collection of essays on Twain's novel covers such topics as the growth of a boy into a man, a celebration of innocence, and a look at death and resurrection.

James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Robert M. Bird, Richard Dana, Herman Melville, Francis Parkman, Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, William Faulkner, Norman Mailer.

"This consequential book takes a hard, systematic look at the depiction of blacks, whites, and race relations in Mark Twain's classic novel, raising questions about racial messages embedded in the tale of Huck and Jim. Book jacket."--Jacket.