Mark Twain / by Geoffrey C. Ward and Dayton Duncan ; based on a documentary film directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan and Geoffrey C. Ward ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel and Pam Tubridy Baucom, and contributions by Russell Banks [and others].

Author/creator Ward, Geoffrey C.
Other author Duncan, Dayton.
Other author Burns, Ken, 1953-
Other author Banks, Russell, 1940-2023
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2001.
Descriptionxvi, 269 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map ; 26 cm
Subjects
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Humorists, American--19th century. --Biography.
Authors, American--19th century. --Biography.
Journalists--United States. --Biography.

Contents ch. 1. A boy's paradise -- ch. 2. Life on the Mississippi -- Hannibal's Sam Clemens / Ron Powers -- ch. 3. Roughing it -- ch. 4. Innocents abroad -- ch. 5. The best girl in all the world -- Hartford's Mark Twain / John Boyer -- ch. 6. The gilded age -- ch. 7. Truth -- The six-letter word / Jocelyn Chadwick -- ch. 8. A Connecticut Yankee -- ch. 9. Never quite sane in the night -- ch. 10. Following the Equator -- Aren't we funny animals? : an interview with Hal Holbrook -- ch. 11. Treatment for the damned -- ch. 12. I will have my say -- Out at the edges / Russell Banks -- ch. 13. The most conspicuous person.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259) and index.
LCCN 2001033820
ISBN0375405615 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS1331 .W37 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold