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Mark Twain : man in white : the grand adventure of his final years / Michael Shelden.

Shelden, Michael. (Author).

Summary:

Mark Twain: Man in White brings the legendary author's twilight years vividly to life, offering surprising insights, including an intimate, tender look at his family life. Includes rare and never-published Twain photos, delightful anecdotes, and memorable quotes, including numerous recovered Twainisms.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780679448006
  • ISBN: 0679448004
  • Physical Description: xxxix, 484 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-468) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
How the Man in Black became the Man in White -- Blithe spirit. Ragtime on tap ; Domestic circle ; Pirates of Broadway ; Body and soul ; Autobiography house -- American idol. College of one ; A Yank at Oxford ; Young and old -- The world according to Mark. Princes and paupers ; To heaven and back ; Manhattan melodrama ; Tourist trade ; Farewell, Fifth Avenue ; Connecticut Yankee ; Breaking and entering ; The Mark Twain Company -- Tempest. Hannibal-on-Avon ; End of the line ; Crime and punishment ; Letters from the Earth ; Revels -ended.
Subject:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Humorists, American > 19th century > Biography.
Authors, American > Biography.
Humorists > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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