Fracture history tales : a satirical relook at the holidays American celebrate, revealing their true feline-inspired origins / Lee Arnold.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Lee, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conference on Domestic Cats in Literature (Troy, Ala.).

Conference on Domestic Cats in Literature.

Cats--Humor.

Cats.

Ward, Jay. Fractured fairy tales.

Ward, Jay.

Genre:

Humor.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Lee Arnold, [2021]

Summary:

Inspired by Jay Ward's animated "Fractured Fairy Tales" series of the early 1960s, "Fractured History Tales" takes a satirical relook at the holidays Americans celebrate, revealing their true feline-inspired origins, woven with modern themes for adults. These 13 short essays (spanning 2016 to 2018) cover the real influences of cats throughout history--the brains behind the humans who usually receive all the credit. These include Raquel, who accompanied Columbus to the New World; a Wampanoag's cat, Francine, who was at the first Thanksgiving; Martha Washington's cat Electra--a gift from Ben Franklin; Lief Erikson's Olaf, at the Vikings' landing in Newfoundland; James Buchanan's Rufus, as they leave the White House heading back to Lancaster; Queen Liliʻuokalani's Skippy during the 1893 coup; Betsy Ross' Stitch and others--including topics dealing with labor history, the Boer War and historic house interpreters. The origins of this series began as a sly, personnel trick (to get work colleagues to read my emails about holiday building closures--to keep them from setting off the alarms) and turned into a tradition that lasted two years--and had an audience beyond the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The cats in these tales are neither cuddly nor sinister. They think, they connive, they manipulate, are (generally) loyal, but mostly do what cats do: put themselves first. Perhaps that is how it should be.

Contents:

Slides (Conference on Domestic Cats in Literature, June 12, 2021) Lee Arnold ; Conference on Domestic Cats in Literature (program schedule, June 11-12, 2021) Troy University ; Selected participants (Conference on Domestic Cats in Literature, June 11-12, 2021) Troy University ; Fractued History Tales (fiction, 2016-2018) Lee Arnold.

OCLC:

1260093878