LEADER 03359nam 2200529 i 4500001 ssj0001640040 003 WaSeSS 005 20191012081120.0 006 m d 007 cr n 008 131021s2013 scuab sb 001 0deng d 010 2013040272 020 9781609499648 (softcover) 035 (WaSeSS)ssj0001640040 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |dDLC |dWaSeSS 042 pcc 043 n-us-dc 049 EREENEHH 050 00 PS1334 |b.M85 2013 082 00 818/.409B |223 084 BIO007000BIO025000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Muller, John, |d1984- |=^A1140253 245 10 Mark Twain in Washington, D.C. |h[electronic resource] : |bthe Adventures of a Capital Correspondent / |cJohn Muller ; forewords by Donald T. Bliss & Donald A. Ritchie. 260 Charleston, SC : |bHistory Press, |c2013. 300 192 pages : |billustrations, map ; |c23 cm 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index. 506 Available only to authorized users. 520 "When young Samuel Clemens first visited the nation's capital in 1854, both were rough around the edges and of dubious potential. Returning as Mark Twain in 1867, he brought his sharp eye and acerbic pen to the task of covering the capital for nearly a half-dozen newspapers. He fit in perfectly among the other hard-drinking and irreverent correspondents. His bohemian sojourn in Washington, D.C., has been largely overlooked, but his time in the capital city was catalytic to Twain's rise as America's foremost man of letters. While in Washington City, Twain received a publishing offer from the American Publishing Company that would jumpstart his fame. Through original research unearthing never-before-seen material, author John Muller explores how Mark Twain's adventures as a capital correspondent proved to be a critical turning point in his career"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "A chronicle of the time Mark Twain spent in Washington, D.C"-- |cProvided by publisher. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web 600 10 Twain, Mark, |d1835-1910 |xTravel |zWashington (D.C.) |=^A634623 650 0 Authors, American |y19th century |vBiography. |=^A422695 650 0 Humorists, American |y19th century |vBiography. |=^A423097 650 0 Authors, American |xHomes and haunts |zWashington (D.C.) |=^A17641 650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. |2bisacsh 650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers. |2bisacsh 651 0 Washington (D.C.) |xIntellectual life |y19th century. |=^A42827 655 0 Electronic books. |=^A491897 856 40 |zFull text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=5640145 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJOYNER188 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hHSL77 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJMUSIC60 596 1 3 4 998 5195188