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245 10 a| Confederate bushwhacker :b| Mark Twain in the shadow of the Civil War /c| Jerome Loving.;

246 30 a| Mark Twain in the shadow of the Civil War;

264 1 a| Lebanon NH :b| University Press of New England,c| [2013];

300 a| xv, 243 page ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| On the eve of Huckleberry Finn -- Skirting the Mason-Dixon -- The greatest general who ever lived -- March of the white man -- "The private history of a campaign that failed" -- The "private" history and the "personal" memoir -- The killing of strangers -- Connecticut yankee.;

520 a| Confederate Bushwhacker is a microbiography set in the most important and pivotal year in the life of its subject. In 1885, Mark Twain was at the peak of his career as an author and a businessman, as his own publishing firm brought out not only the U.S. edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but also the triumphantly successful Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. Twenty years after the end of the Civil War, Twain finally tells the story of his past as a deserter from the losing side, while simultaneously befriending and publishing the general from the winning side. Coincidentally, the year also marks the beginning of Twain's descent into misfortune, his transformation from a humorist into a pessimist and determinist. Interwoven throughout this portrait are the headlines and crises of 1885--black lynchings, Indian uprisings, anti-Chinese violence, labor unrest, and the death of Grant. The year was at once Twain's annus mirabilis and the year of his undoing. The meticulous treatment of this single year by the esteemed biographer Jerome Loving enables him to look backward and forward to capture both Twain and the country at large in a time of crisis and transformation. -- Publisher website.;

600 10 a| Twain, Mark,d| 1835-1910.=| ^A634623;

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650 0 a| Humorists, Americany| 19th centuryv| Biography.=| ^A423097;

650 0 a| Veteransz| Confederate States of Americav| Biography.=| ^A13981;

650 0 a| Soldiersz| Confederate States of Americav| Biography.=| ^A494305;

600 10 a| Grant, Ulysses S.q| (Ulysses Simpson),d| 1822-1885.t| Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant.=| ^A682838;

600 10 a| Twain, Mark,d| 1835-1910.t| Private history of a campaign that failed.=| ^A507126;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Social conditionsy| 1865-1918.=| ^A22859;

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Confederate bushwhacker : Mark Twain in the shadow of the Civil War / Jerome Loving.

Author/creator	Loving, Jerome, 1941-
Format	Book
Publication	Lebanon NH : University Press of New England, [2013]
Description	xv, 243 page ; 23 cm
Subjects	Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Private history of a campaign that failed. Authors, American--19th century. --Biography. Humorists, American--19th century. --Biography. Veterans--Confederate States of America. --Biography. Soldiers--Confederate States of America. --Biography. United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Influence. United States--Social conditions. --1865-1918. United States--Race relations. --History. --19th century.

Portion of title	Mark Twain in the shadow of the Civil War
Contents	On the eve of Huckleberry Finn -- Skirting the Mason-Dixon -- The greatest general who ever lived -- March of the white man -- "The private history of a campaign that failed" -- The "private" history and the "personal" memoir -- The killing of strangers -- Connecticut yankee.
Abstract	Confederate Bushwhacker is a microbiography set in the most important and pivotal year in the life of its subject. In 1885, Mark Twain was at the peak of his career as an author and a businessman, as his own publishing firm brought out not only the U.S. edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but also the triumphantly successful Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. Twenty years after the end of the Civil War, Twain finally tells the story of his past as a deserter from the losing side, while simultaneously befriending and publishing the general from the winning side. Coincidentally, the year also marks the beginning of Twain's descent into misfortune, his transformation from a humorist into a pessimist and determinist. Interwoven throughout this portrait are the headlines and crises of 1885--black lynchings, Indian uprisings, anti-Chinese violence, labor unrest, and the death of Grant. The year was at once Twain's annus mirabilis and the year of his undoing. The meticulous treatment of this single year by the esteemed biographer Jerome Loving enables him to look backward and forward to capture both Twain and the country at large in a time of crisis and transformation. -- Publisher website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013009641
ISBN	9781611684650 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	161168465X (cloth : alk. paper)

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