The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871volume 1 by Scharnhorst, Gary

The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871volume 1

This book begins the first multi-volume biography of Samuel Clemens to appear in over a century. In...
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The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871volume 1 by Scharnhorst, Gary

The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871volume 1

CHF 70.11

The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years, 1835-1871volume 1

CHF 70.11
Author: Gary Scharnhorst
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
This book begins the first multi-volume biography of Samuel Clemens to appear in over a century. In the succeeding years, Clemens biographers have either tailored their narratives to fit the parameters of a single volume or focused on a particular period or aspect of Clemens's life, because the whole of that epic life cannot be compressed into a single volume. In The Life of Mark Twain, Gary Scharnhorst has chosen to write a complete biography plotted from beginning to end, from a single point of view, on an expansive canvas.

With dozens of Mark Twain biographies available, what is left unsaid? On average, a hundred Clemens letters and a couple of Clemens interviews surface every year. Scharnhorst has located documents relevant to Clemens's life in Missouri, along the Mississippi River, and in the West, including some which have been presumed lost. Over three volumes, Scharnhorst elucidates the life of arguably the greatest American writer and reveals the alchemy of his gifted imagination.

Author: Gary Scharnhorst
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 03/30/2018
Pages: 718
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9780826221445


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/04/2017
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2018 pg. 63
Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 12
Choice 08/01/2018
Foreword 02/26/2018
Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 73

About the Author
Gary Scharnhorst is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He is the author or editor of fifty books, including Mark Twain on Potholes and Politics: Letters to the Editor. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


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