Mark Twain by Ron Powers
If Mark Twain was the seminal American writer, he was also an international celebrity whose life was every bit as extraordinary as his writing. Ron Powers, an award-winning author and critic with twenty years' worth of experience studying Twain and his art, combines enormous learning with wonderful storytelling in a masterful story of the man behind the writing. Twain's story is epic, comic and tragic. To retrace it all in illuminating detail, Powers draws on the tens of thousands of Twain's letters and on his astonishing journal entries - many of which are quoted here for the first time. Twain left Missouri for a life on the Mississippi during the golden age of steamboats, enjoyed an uproariously drunken newspaper career in the Nevada of the Wild West, and witnessed and joined the extremes of wealth and poverty of New York City and of the Gilded Age. Through it all he observed, borrowed, stole and combined the characters he met into the voice of America's greatest literature, attracting throngs of fans wherever his undying lust for wandering took him. From Twain's wicked satire to his relationships with the likes of Ulysses Grant, this is a brilliantly written story that astounds, amuses and edifies as only a great life can.
Powers, Ron: -
Ron Powers, an Emmy Award winner and the first television critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, has studied and written about Mark Twain for many years. He is the author of numerous books, including Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain, and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743285797 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743285794 |
| Title | Mark Twain |
| Author | Ron Powers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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