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Mark Twain: His Words, Wit, and Wisdom
A unique collection of quotes and photos revealing a new side of Mark Twain's humor and wit.A highly entertaining collection of timeless quotations from Mark Twain. The 19th-centurey American writer, humorist, public speaker, and publisher wrote hundreds of short stories, and his best-known novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, still read more than 130 years later. Born with the visit of Halley’s Comet in 1835, he died when the comet returned to the solar system in 1910. He remains one of the most quoted – and quotable – American writers of all time. It includes more than 100 glorious images of this most famous son of Hannibal, Missouri.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2017
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February 8, 2021
This intriguing biography details Mark Twain's remarkable life from his boyhood home in Missouri to his final resting days in Connecticut. It also includes 100 black and white photos that add color to an already colorful story.
In addition to covering Mr. Twain's renowned work as an American author and humorist, it also explains the wide variety of other jobs that he held, including riverboat captain on the mighty Mississippi, gold and silver miner in Nevada, newspaper reporter in San Francisco, book publisher for President Grant's memoirs, public speaker, and (briefly) Civil War soldier. The book explains how Mr. Twain often found material to write about from his childhood memories as well as his frequent travels to exotic places, including Hawaii, Europe, and the Middle East. He also dabbled in politics by serving a short time as an aid to a U.S. Senator from Nevada, and later making failed attempts to run for public office (NY Governor and U.S. President).
This book explains how his loving wife (Livy) carefully critiqued and edited his works for most of his adult life. When she passed away (6 years before his own death), his writings took a disturbing turn that showed his jaded regard for the meaning of life and his personal doubts about the existence of an afterlife. In fact, his remaining family attempted to halt publication of certain unsettling and blasphemous writings after his death. In the end, the family agreed to let his full works be published so that everyone can enjoy the entire body of his work (excluding the many works that he discarded during his lifetime whenever he felt they didn't meet his high standards).
This book contains many witty quotes from Mr. Twain's writings and speeches that make it abundantly clear that his talent as a writer and teller of tall tales was unequaled in his day or since. If you are looking for a biography that captures the true essence of Mark Twain's life and written works, then I strongly recommend Mark Twain: His Words, Wit, and Wisdom by Gary Bloomfield.
In addition to covering Mr. Twain's renowned work as an American author and humorist, it also explains the wide variety of other jobs that he held, including riverboat captain on the mighty Mississippi, gold and silver miner in Nevada, newspaper reporter in San Francisco, book publisher for President Grant's memoirs, public speaker, and (briefly) Civil War soldier. The book explains how Mr. Twain often found material to write about from his childhood memories as well as his frequent travels to exotic places, including Hawaii, Europe, and the Middle East. He also dabbled in politics by serving a short time as an aid to a U.S. Senator from Nevada, and later making failed attempts to run for public office (NY Governor and U.S. President).
This book explains how his loving wife (Livy) carefully critiqued and edited his works for most of his adult life. When she passed away (6 years before his own death), his writings took a disturbing turn that showed his jaded regard for the meaning of life and his personal doubts about the existence of an afterlife. In fact, his remaining family attempted to halt publication of certain unsettling and blasphemous writings after his death. In the end, the family agreed to let his full works be published so that everyone can enjoy the entire body of his work (excluding the many works that he discarded during his lifetime whenever he felt they didn't meet his high standards).
This book contains many witty quotes from Mr. Twain's writings and speeches that make it abundantly clear that his talent as a writer and teller of tall tales was unequaled in his day or since. If you are looking for a biography that captures the true essence of Mark Twain's life and written works, then I strongly recommend Mark Twain: His Words, Wit, and Wisdom by Gary Bloomfield.
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