The War Prayer (Annotated) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Summary (differentiated book): - Original book from 1916 - Book contains detailed biography of author - Includes photos of the author Book details: Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life.