Mark Twain
The War Prayer
eBook
( Aug. 30, 2014)
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.