Mark Twain: The Divided Mind of America's Best-Loved Writer

by David W. Levy

Book Overview

The life and writings of a beloved American writer illuminate the Gilded Age and reveal his ambivalence toward the changes wrought by industry and wealth.

Like the steamboat on which Mark Twain adopted his pen name, the industrial growth that swept America in the latter half of the nineteenth century prompted Americans to react variously with delight, awe, fear, excitement for the future, and nostalgia for a simpler time. David Levy's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205553753
• ISBN13: 9780205553754
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.6"