Frontier fake news: Nevada's sagebrush humorists and hoaxsters

"Frontier Fake News: Nevada's Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters explores some of the earliest perpetrators of Fake News. Legendary Nevada writers like Mark Twain, Dan De Quille, Sam Davis, and others were renowned for their clever and mischievous hoaxes, satires, puns, and other witticisms...

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1. Verfasser: Moreno, Richard Jr. 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Reno University of Nevada Press [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:"Frontier Fake News: Nevada's Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters explores some of the earliest perpetrators of Fake News. Legendary Nevada writers like Mark Twain, Dan De Quille, Sam Davis, and others were renowned for their clever and mischievous hoaxes, satires, puns, and other witticisms designed to entertain their readers while often making a political statement"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:ix, 174 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts 23 cm
ISBN:9781647790868