A Historical Guide to Mark Twain

by Shelley Fisher Fishkin

Book Overview

Mark Twain (born Samuel Clemens), a former printer's apprentice, journalist, steamboat pilot, and miner, remains to this day one of the most enduring and beloved of America's great writers. Combining cultural criticism with historical scholarship, A Historical Guide to Mark Twain addresses a wide range of topics relevant to Twain's work, including religion, commerce, race, gender, social class, and imperialism. Like all of the Historical Guides to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195132920
• ISBN13: 9780195132922
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 5.6"