An exploration of the life and career of Mark Twain that discusses his family, childhood, apprenticeship, travels, marriage, financial challenges, works, and more.
Presents a biography on Mark Twain and profiles his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri and the injustices he witnessed during the era of slavery, and his career as an author and includes the Clemens family ancestry and a listing of the books by the author.
Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain, describing his youthful adventures on the Mississippi River, his beginnings as a writer, his financial ups and downs, his worldwide fame, and his family joys and tragedies; and includes a bibliography and annotated further reading list.
Literary criticism of Twain's work of the nineteenth century boy, son of the town drunk, and a runaway slave, who float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life, particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.
