Terrible Tractoration, and Other Poems (Registro nro. 105891)
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| control field | 65068 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 25001626 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Fessenden, Thomas Green, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1771-1837 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Terrible Tractoration, and Other Poems |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Also published under title: "The modern philosopher, or Terrible tractoration". |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-04-12 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | deaurider, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Terrible Tractoration, and Other Poems" by Thomas Green Fessenden is a satirical collection of poetry that was likely written in the early 19th century. The book centers around a character named Dr. Christopher Caustic, an eccentric and ambitious physician who seeks recognition for his grand scientific inventions and theories. Through humorous and ironic verse, the poetry critiques various contemporary medical practices, particularly the controversial use of metallic tractors, which were promoted as a cure for diseases but were viewed with skepticism by many. The beginning of the work introduces us to Dr. Caustic, who laments his fallen fortunes as he navigates the trials of being a poet and a scientist in a world that seems to value superficial cures over genuine medical knowledge. He reflects on his past successes and the financial struggles that have led him to turn to poetry to make a living. This opening sets the stage for Caustic's various rants and proclamations regarding the absurdities of contemporary medicine and society, while simultaneously establishing his character as both a visionary and a figure of mockery within the realm of medical science. The tone is playful yet critical, inviting readers to explore a world of folly and irony through humorous verse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | American poetry -- 19th century |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Perkins, Elisha, 1741-1799 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Tractors, Metallic |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65068">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65068</a> |
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