Mark Twain and the Colonel: Samuel L. Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century

by Philip McFarland

Book Overview

Mark Twain and the Colonel tells the story of two dominant figures in American culture and politics at the turn of the twentieth century. Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt were often in New York City during this time period and their paths crossed often. In their many appearances before the public, neither was heard to speak ill of the other. But in private they unburdened their minds more candidly, Roosevelt on one occasion volunteering that he would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442212268
• ISBN13: 9781442212268
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 499 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"