| Author: | Mark Twain, Golden Deer Classics | ISBN: | 9782377939244 |
| Publisher: | Oregan Publishing | Publication: | November 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark Twain, Golden Deer Classics |
| ISBN: | 9782377939244 |
| Publisher: | Oregan Publishing |
| Publication: | November 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
