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Autobiography of Mark Twain - 100th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, Anniversary)
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Autobiography of Mark Twain - 100th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, Anniversary)
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"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to
make sense." - Mark Twain Within your hands is a glimpse into the
life, mind, soul, and "truth" of cherished American icon, Mark
Twain. This uncensored autobiography is not only a legacy he left
behind, but also a gift to all.
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835 in Florida,
Missouri. He grew up on the shores of the Mississippi River and
took his pen name from the way Mississippi steamboat crews measured
the river's depth (the cry "Mark twain " meant the river was at
least 12 feet deep and safe to travel).
Twain wrote prolifically, publishing novels, travelogues,
newspaper articles, short stories, and political pamphlets. His
best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).
On the surface, these novels are gripping adventure stories of
boys running free on the Mississippi. However, on a deeper level,
these novels are also serious works of social criticism. Written
while America was still recovering from the Civil War and adjusting
to the abolition of slavery, Twain's two best-known Mississippi
River adventure tales also measure the depth of America's new
economic and social realities.
His most personal and insightful writing came when he created his,
"Final (and Right) Plan"-a free-flowing biography of the thoughts
and interests he had toward the end of his life as he spoke his
"whole frank mind." Along with the plan, came the instruction that
the enclosed autobiography writings not be published in book form
until 100 years after his death.
Today, we honor the life and writings of Mark Twain by publishing
his personal opus-to reacquaint ourselves with the wit, wisdom, and
ideals of this legendary American icon.
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