Book
Mark Twain
Record details
- ISBN: 0525561722
- ISBN: 9780525561729
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Physical Description:
pages cm
print - Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, under Halley's Comet, the rambunctious Twain was an early teller of tall tales. He left his home in Missouri at an early age, piloted steamboats on the Mississippi, and arrived in the Nevada Territory during the silver-mining boom. Before long, he had accepted a job at the local newspaper, where he barged into vigorous discourse and debate, hoaxes and hijinks. After moving to San Francisco, he published stories that attracted national attention for their brashness and humor, writing under a pen name soon to be immortalized. Chernow draws a richly nuanced portrait of the man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune and crafted his celebrity persona with meticulous care. Twain eventually settled with his wife and three daughters in Hartford, where he wrote some of his most well-known works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, earning him further acclaim. He threw himself into American politics, emerging as the nation's most notable pundit. While his talents as a writer and speaker flourished, his madcap business ventures eventually forced him into bankruptcy; to economize, Twain and his family spent nine eventful years in exile in Europe. He suffered the death of his wife and two daughters, and the last stage of his life was marked by heartache, political crusades, and eccentric behavior that sometimes obscured darker forces at play. Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, including his fifty notebooks, thousands of letters, and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures a man whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars. No other white author of his generation grappled so fully with the legacy of slavery after the Civil War or showed such keen interest in African American culture. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain's writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted."-- |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Authors, American 19th century Biography Humorists, American 19th century Biography |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 19 of 62 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 19 current holds with 62 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Ansonia Public Library | 921 TWA (Text) | 34045143407984 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | B TWAIN (Text) | 33750000121518 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 06/17/2025 |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | NEW B TWAIN M CHERNOW (Text) | 32544072627853 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 06/25/2025 |
| Bethel Public Library | NEW B TWAIN (Text) | 34030155796847 | Adult New Biography | Checked out | 06/19/2025 |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | On Order (Text) | acq1459812 | Acquisitions | On order | - |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | B TWAIN (Text) | 33260158042011 | Adult New | Available | - |
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | Adult On Order (Text) | acq1454411 | Acquisitions | On order | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | B TWAIN (Text) | 34014154531934 | Adult New Biography | Checked out | 06/21/2025 |
| Canterbury Public Library | BIO TAWIN CHERNOW (Text) | 33190155126063 | Adult New | Checked out | 06/21/2025 |
| Chester Public Library | BIO TWAIN (Text) | 33210000553103 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
