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The Amalgamation Polka is the fourth novel by writer Stephen Wright. The setting of novel is during the time of the Civil War of the United States. The plot is wrapped around the story of Liberty Fish and his travels after joining the Union army.

The New York Times has compared the story to the obvious Heart of Darkness, but has said the following as well: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a better bet (on the plot). Most of the people Liberty meets (and not just in the South) are what the Cheshire Cat would call 'mad,' from a shaggy hermit to the Georgia farmer who secedes from the Confederacy by reclaiming his little plot of land in the name of the Union."

Random House summary: (http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679451174)

The New York Times review (includes a five minute reading from Wright): (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/books/review/19miller.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

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