American Vandal: Mark Twain Abroad

by Roy Morris Jr.

Book Overview

For a man who liked being called the American, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Biographer Roy Morris, Jr., focuses on the dozen years Twain spent overseas and on the popular travel books--The Innocents Abroad, A Tramp Abroad, and Following the Equator--he wrote about his adventures. Unintimidated by Old World sophistication and unafraid to travel to less developed parts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674416694
• ISBN13: 9780674416697
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.8"