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John Henry Cutler

Autor(a) de Tom Stetson and the Giant Jungle Ants

9 Works 86 Membros 1 Review

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Includes the name: JOHN HENERY CUTLER

Obras por John Henry Cutler

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Conhecimento Comum

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male

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Local Half Price Books had a shelf of juvenile and YA series from the 1940s-1960s and this was one in the mix that I was able to find on Open Library to check out before purchasing. I won't be buying it.

A study in cultural relativism, do we read this from the context of 1948 when it was published? Pretty tough, given a lot of the racial terms. And Cutler transferred North American references to his South American "Indians" ... a warrior is a "brave"? While better fair than most boy adventure books - considerable number of animals described mostly correctly, for 1948 - there are still a number of flaws that irritate... "man eating piranha"... jeez.

Curiosity satisfied, and at no charge thanks to an internet loan!
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Razinha | Mar 12, 2018 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
9
Membros
86
Popularidade
#213,013
Avaliação
½ 2.7
Críticas
1
ISBN
2

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