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Gotham and the Gothamites: A Medley
This is the first edition of *Gotham and the Gothamites: A Medley*, a satirical poem by Samuel Benjamin Helbert Judah, published in New York City in 1823 by Solomon King. The work satirizes over one hundred prominent New York citizens and, considered defamatory at the time, led to Judah and King's arrest and indictment for libel. This copy includes the suppressed pages xxi-xxiv, which are absent from most copies. Judah was later pardoned and became an attorney.
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- Judah, Samuel Benjamin Helbert
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Subjects
- American literature
- Satire, American
- Social life and customs
- 19th century
- Libel and slander
- Jews--United States
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