| Roughing It Contributor(s): Weaver, Carl E. (Editor), Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0996634169 ISBN-13: 9780996634168 Publisher: Broken Column Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - History - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 484 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60044 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 30.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Roughing It Is the story of the Mark Twain's trip to Nevada to join his brother, who had been named secretary of the territory. Twain writes: "My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory-an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Acting Governor in the Governor's absence. A salary of eighteen hundred dollars a year and the title of 'Mr. Secretary, ' gave to the great position an air of wild and imposing grandeur. I was young and ignorant, and I envied my brother." Although this story is based on his real experiences traveling as a young man, Twain makes good use of exaggeration and other rhetorical devices to relate his tales and keep them relevant to the reader, as well as developing them into singular pieces of a larger whole. His skill at relating stories is never in doubt, and it is no wonder that Twain is quoted as having said, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. |