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Overview
Here is the rich and adventurous life of Mark Twain, from his early years as a Mississippi steamboat pilot, tramp printer, Civil War soldier, Western miner, reporter-at-large, and travel writer to his later years as a distinguished author Includes photographs, a bibliography, and an index.Surveys the life of Samuel Clemens, who grew up in Missouri, was a river pilot on the Mississippi, became a journalist, and achieved fame as a writer under the pen name Mark Twain.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 6-9 Fine writing and good detail help to present Mark Twain in Meltzer's new biography. The nine chapters cover Twain's life from birth to death; there are 20 black-and-white photographs of Twain and his family. There's a good integration of background informationwhat games children of that period played, what they read, the Civil War as the young Twain saw it. However, this Mark Twain seems a bit disjointed and doesn't always flow smoothly; there are several minor inconsistencies as well as disagreements with standard adult references (including Meltzer's 1960 pictorial biography Crowell; o.p., from which the current work borrows liberally). There is no attempt to summarize Twain's life and literary impact, although the impact of Huck Finn on American literature is discussed. All in all, though, it's a readable account of an interesting personnage that will be useful for reports and pleasure reading. Ann W. Moore, Lane Road Library, Columbus, OhioBook Details
Published
September 1, 1985
Publisher
New York : F. Watts, 1985.
Pages
128
Format
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ISBN
9780531100721