A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography.
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography.
| ISBN-13: | 9780756945909 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 05/28/2004 |
| Series: | Penguin Who Was...Series |
| Pages: | 105 |
| Sales rank: | 442,090 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d) |
| Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
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