Twain

by Alexander Kennedy

Samuel Langhorne Clemens—better known by his pen name of Mark Twain—towers over all other American writers. But who was the man behind the novels? In this revealing, compact biography, Alexander Kennedy examines Twain’s extraordinary life, expertly separating from fact from fiction, biography from legend. Here we see how Twain rose from an impoverished boyhood on the Mississippi to become one of the nation’s most famous men, using the very material of that impoverished boyhood to propel his rise. But Twain’s life also had more than its share of tragedy, and his story is also one of failure, bankruptcy, and grievous loss. Mark His Life and Legacy guides the reader through Twain’s many rises and falls, showing how this master author spun both his highs and lows into literary gold, changing the face of world literature forever. "Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain Buy Now to Buy Now and Read The True Story of Mark Twain... Thank you in advance for buying our book. We know you'll love it!

175 pages, Paperback

Published June 6, 2016

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Reviews

[Todd Bryant · Rating 2 out of 5]

Concise is the word. There certainly are some biographical sketches of Twain here, but this is little more than an outline of his life.

This book is poorly arranged - often repeating things already dealt with. The amount of misspelled words in this book is really quite amazing in this day of word processing.

I did learn something of Twain's life. And, for that I'll graciously give 2 stars. But, I could be swayed to give one.