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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed literary biographer Roy Morris carefully sorts fact from fiction to tell the story of a young genius finding his voice in the ramshackle mining camps, boomtowns, and newspaper offices of the wild and woolly West, while the Civil War rages half a continent away.
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
Based on the classic book by Mark Twain, comes the story of the renowned young rascal: Huckleberry Finn. When Huck sets out on an adventure down the Mississippi River, he comes across a runaway slave named Jim. Inviting him along on his journey, Huck and his new friend encounter an array of trouble when they are detoured by the King and Duke.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"In the spring of 1884 Ulysses S. Grant heeded the advice of Mark Twain and finally agreed to write his memoirs. Little did Grant or Twain realize that this seemingly straightforward decision would profoundly alter not only both their lives but the course of American literature. Over the next fifteen months, as the two men became close friends and intimate collaborators, Grant raced against the spread of cancer to compose a triumphant account of his...
Publisher
Video Velocity
Language
English
Description
"Join local historian Chic DeFrancia, as he takes you on a tour of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode! In this lavish production, you’ll experience the story of the discovery of the Comstock Lode, and meet the characters of Virginia City’s early history: the Grosch Brothers, Henry Comstock, James Fennimore, Captain Storey, Eilly Orrum, Sandy Bowers, Phillip Diedesheimer, John Mackay, James Fair, William Sharon, Dan de Quille, Mark Twain, Julia...
70) Twain's end
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From the bestselling and highly acclaimed author of the "page-turning tale" (Library Journal, starred review) Mrs. Poe comes a fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America's most iconic writer: Mark Twain. In March of 1909, Mark Twain cheerfully blessed the wedding of his private secretary, Isabel V. Lyon, and his business manager, Ralph Ashcroft. One month later, he fired both. He proceeded to write a ferocious 429-page rant about the...
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The Bohemians begins in 1860s San Francisco. The Gold Rush has ended; the Civil War threatens to tear apart the country. Far from the front lines, the city at the western edge roars. A global seaport, home to immigrants from five continents, San Francisco has become a complex urban society virtually overnight. The bards of the moment are the Bohemians: a young Mark Twain, fleeing the draft and seeking adventure; literary golden boy Bret Harte; struggling...
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When readers see the names Mark Twain and Dan De Quille, fake news may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But these legendary journalists were some of the original, and most prolific, fake news writers in the early years of Nevada’s history. Frontier Fake News puts a spotlight on the hoaxes, feuds, pranks, outright lies, witty writing, and other literary devices utilized by a number of the Silver State’s frontier newsmen from the mid-nineteenth...
73) Flaming London
Author
Series
Ned the seal volume 2
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Ned the Seal from Zeppelins West shares an adventure with Jules Verne, Mark Twain, H.G. Wells and others.
Author
Publisher
Viking Adult
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A passionate hymn to the power of fiction to change people's lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating followup, Nafisi has...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher stow away with Mark Twain on his magical airship and take an incredible journey through time in search of Halley's Comet. Along the way they encounter a variety of Twain's storybook characters.
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