| The Autobiography of Mark Twain Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062280821 ISBN-13: 9780062280824 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.54" H x 5.63" W x 8.18" (1.10 lbs) 508 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68499 Reading Level: 9.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 34.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, Deluxe Edition Mark Twain was a figure larger than life: massive in talent, eruptive in temperament, unpredictable in his actions. He crafted stories of heroism, adventure, tragedy, and comedy that reflected the changing America of the time, and he tells his own story--which includes sixteen pages of photos--with the same flair he brought to his fiction. Writing this autobiography on his deathbed, Twain vowed to be "free and frank and unembarrassed" in the recounting of his life and his experiences. Twain was more than a match for the expanding America of riverboats, gold rushes, and the vast westward movement, which provided the material for his novels and which served to inspire this beloved and uniquely American autobiography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neider, Charles: - Charles Neider was an essayist, novelist, nature writer, and noted scholar of Mark Twain. He died in 2001. |