Project Gutenberg 2017-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 178 Branch, Stephen H. 1813 Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 20, September 4, 1858 Produced by Richard Tonsing, The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 20, September 4, 1858" by Branch is a satirical publication written during the mid-19th century. This unique piece blends elements of journalism with humor, addressing moral, social, and political issues of the time. The content mainly revolves around the themes of injustice and the critique of authority, particularly focusing on the unfair treatment of individuals within the legal system. The issue prominently features the wrongful treatment of Stephen H. Branch himself, whose perceived crime is asserting free opinion, leading to his imprisonment. Through a series of essays and reflections, Branch critiques the Warden of the penitentiary for his harsh actions against him and compares his plight to a biblical martyrdom. Additionally, the text touches upon hot topics of the day, such as the Atlantic Telegraph, political insurrections in Hoboken, and judicial incompetence. Throughout, Branch employs a biting wit and a raucous tone, aimed at both entertaining and enlightening his readers about the flaws in societal structures and the importance of freedom of speech. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government F106 Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology Category: Politics Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 87265 2025-08-22T05:56:47.326124 text/html 63238 2024-10-23T02:19:34 text/html 212827 2025-08-22T05:56:50.563138 application/epub+zip 211639 2025-08-22T05:56:48.166158 application/epub+zip 109540 2025-08-22T05:56:47.720133 application/epub+zip 245051 2025-08-22T05:56:52.527124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227149 2025-08-22T05:56:50.185123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125294 2022-09-25T03:01:42.924638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72098 2025-08-22T05:56:47.116136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52143 2024-10-23T02:19:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16880 2025-08-22T05:56:52.678117 application/rdf+xml 10591 2025-08-22T05:56:47.785137 image/jpeg 1983 2025-08-22T05:56:47.754136 image/jpeg 186009 2025-08-22T05:56:47.339137 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog