Witcracks: jokes and jests from American folklore /
Traces the history and gives examples of puns, shaggy-dog stories, and other jokes from American humor of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
| Main Author: | Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Rounds, Glen, 1906-2002 |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Philadelphia :
Lippincott,
[1973]
|
| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
| Subjects: |
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