The Singular Mark Twain: A Biography
- ISBN-10
- 1400095271
- ISBN-13
- 9781400095278
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 726
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Author
- Fred Kaplan
Description
Traces the life of Mark Twain from his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, through his days as a riverboat pilot and journalist, to his literary success, describing his work, his troubled personal life, and his business failures.
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