''The Adventures of Uncle Sam, in Search After his Lost Honor'' is an allegorical book published in 1816 written by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy. The book was written in

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and contains 162 pages. It was republished in 1971 by Liberty House, a division of Gregg Press, in Saddle River, New Jersey.Google Books
/ref> The book is a satire on the policies leading up to the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

and the events of that war, modeled after

John Arbuthnot John Arbuthnot FRS (''baptised'' 29 April 1667 – 27 February 1735), often known simply as Dr Arbuthnot, was a Scottish physician, satirist and polymath in London. He is best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, his membersh ...

's 1712 ''The Law is a Bottomless Pit'', and his immediately following ''History of John Bull.''p. 40-41 of Albert Matthews,
Uncle Sam
. '' Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'', v.19, 1908. pp.21–65. Albert Matthews, writing in the '' Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'' in 1908, asserted that this book was the first use in literature (as distinct from newspapers) of the term Uncle Sam to personalise the United States.

References

External links

* Full text of the book 1816 books American political books Books about politics of the United States {{US-poli-book-stub