William Tappan Thompson (31 August 1812-24 March 1882) is chiefly remembered today as the author of Major Jones's Courtship (1843), one of the most popular humorous books published in America during t...
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William Tappan Thompson's contribution to American humor consists of his creation of the character Major Joseph Jones, a whimsical, vernacular-speaking, upper-middle-class planter from Pineville, Geor...
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The revised publication of Major Jones's Courtship: Detailed, with Other Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures, in a Series of Letters, by Himself. To Which is Added, The "Great Attraction!" in 1844 imme...
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William Tappan Thompson