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Mark Twain : An Illustrated Biography by Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward and Dayton Duncan (2001, Hardcover)
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Ernest Hemingway called Huckleberry Finn "the best book we've ever had. There was nothing before. There's been nothing as good since." Critical opinion of this book hasn't dimmed since Hemingway uttered these words; as author Russell Banks says in these pages, Twain "makes possible an American literature which would otherwise not have been possible." He was the most famous American of his day, and remains in ours the most universally revered American writer. Here the master storytellers Geoffrey Ward, Ken Burns, and Dayton Duncan give us the first fully illustrated biography of Mark Twain, American literature's touchstone, its funniest and most inventive figure. This book pulls together material from a variety of published and unpublished sources. It examines not merely his justly famous novels, stories, travelogues, and lectures, but also his diaries, letters, and 275 illustrations and photographs from throughout his life. The authors take us from Samuel Langhorne Clemens's boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, to his time as a riverboat worker--when he adopted the sobriquet "Mark Twain"--to his varied careers as a newspaperman, printer, and author. They follow him from the home he built in Hartford, Connecticut, to his peripatetic travels across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. We see Twain grieve over his favorite daughter's death, and we see him writing and noticing everything. Twain believed that "The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven." This paradox fueled his hilarity and lay at the core of this irreverent yet profoundly serious author. With essays by Russell Banks, Jocelyn Chadwick, Ron Powers, and John Boyer, as well as an interview with actor and frequent Twain portrayer Hal Holbrook, this book provides a full and rich portrayal of the first figure of American letters.Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375405615
ISBN-139780375405617
eBay Product ID (ePID)1939848
Product Key Features
Publication Year2001
TopicAuthorship, United States / 19th Century, Literary, American / General
Book TitleMark Twain : an Illustrated Biography
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
AuthorDayton Duncan, Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8in
Item Length10.3in
Item Weight38.1 Oz
Item Width8.2in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2001-033820
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal818/.409 B
Lc Classification NumberPs1331.W37 2001
Number of Pages288 Pages
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- 01 Jun, 2021
Easy reading on Twains life.
Easy and clear reading of Twains life and work. Nice pictures.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Sep, 2021
Wonderful biography filled with astounding facts
Tremendous biographical source.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jan, 2023
Superb, very approachable, beautifully done.
This is a superb, very approachable, beautifully written bio with a wealth of photos..Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
