Captain Jinks, Hero
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1902
- Pages
- 167
About this book
Written as a biting response to America's wars in Cuba and the Philippines, this satire follows Sam Jinks from a childhood spent drilling toy soldiers to a military career built on obedience and slaughter. Crosby, a disciple of Tolstoy, mocks the machinery that turns an ordinary boy into a decorated killer, skewering the jingoism and hero worship of the imperial age. The comedy is broad and the target unmistakable, a sustained attack on militarism dressed as the life story of a simpleton in uniform. The book has since been read as a forerunner of later antiwar fiction.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ernest Howard Crosby
- First published
- 1902
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 167
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Satire
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online