<DIV>This entertaining, informative collection covers the best of American satire—from Ben Franklin's cutting satiric attacks to Nathaniel Hawthorne's <I>Celestial Railroad,</I> Calvin Trillin's <I>Old Marrieds, </I>Mark Twain's <I>American Abroad</I> to P.J. O'Rourke's <I>The Innocents Abroad—Updated,</I> a late 20th-century take on Twain's classic piece. "Entertaining and satisfying...An excellent introduction."—<I>Amazon.com</I>.</DIV>