Mark Twain
- ISBN-10
- 0375405615
- ISBN-13
- 9780375405617
- Series
- Mark Twain
- Category
- Authors, American
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Authors
- Dayton Duncan, Geoffrey C. Ward
Description
Integrating material from his literary works, diaries, and letters, this illustrated portrait of one of America's greatest writers follows Twain from his childhood, through his travels thoughout the world, to his career as a journalist and author.
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