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The life of Mark Twain : the final years, 1891-1910 / by Gary Scharnhorst.
"In the final volume of his three-volume biography, Gary Scharnhorst chronicles the life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens from his family's extended trip to Europe in 1891 to his death in 1910. During this period, Clemens was one of the most famous people in the world. He also grapples with bankruptcy, returns to the lecture circuit, loses two daughters and his wife, and writes some of his darkest, most critical works in the last years of his life"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780826222411
- ISBN: 0826222412
- Physical Description: 697 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Exits and expatriates -- Identifying mark -- Courting bankruptcy -- Rent in Twain -- Girdling the earth -- Falling to earth -- Vienna sausage -- London fog -- Crossing guard -- Lost and found -- Vanity fare -- Slough of despond -- Pier 70 -- Short cuts -- Oxford -- Anecdotage -- Under the weather -- The passing show. |
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| Subject: | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 > Homes and haunts. Authors, American > 19th century > Biography. Humorists, American > 19th century > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | BIO TWAIN (Text) | 30061100023445 | Biography | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Windsor | BIO TWAIN (Text) | 30065100023453 | Biography | Available | - |
