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Collection:
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7-day Books |
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Call Number:
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920 Twain |
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Author:
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Chernow, Ron, |
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Title:
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Mark Twain / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, under Halley's Comet, the rambunctious Twain was an early teller of tall tales. He left his home in Missouri at an early age, piloted steamboats on the Mississippi, and arrived in the Nevada Territory during the silver-mining boom. Before long, he had accepted a job at the local newspaper, where he barged into vigorous discourse and debate, hoaxes and hijinks. After moving to San Francisco, he published stories that attracted national attention for their brashness and humor, writing under a pen name soon to be immortalized. Chernow draws a richly nuanced portrait of the man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune and crafted his celebrity persona with meticulous care. Twain eventually settled with his wife and three daughters in Hartford, where he wrote some of his most well-known works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, earning him further acclaim. He threw himself into American politics, emerging as the nation's most notable pundit. While his talents as a writer and speaker flourished, his madcap business ventures eventually forced him into bankruptcy; to economize, Twain and his family spent nine eventful years in exile in Europe. He suffered the death of his wife and two daughters, and the last stage of his life was marked by heartache, political crusades, and eccentric behavior that sometimes obscured darker forces at play. Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, including his fifty notebooks, thousands of letters, and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures a man whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars. No other white author of his generation grappled so fully with the legacy of slavery after the Civil War or showed such keen interest in African American culture. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain's writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted."-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780525561729 |
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(hardcover) |
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(ebook) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780525561736 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us--- |
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Classification number:
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PS1331 |
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Item number:
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.C34 2025 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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818/.409 |
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Classification number:
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B |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Ron Chernow. |
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Edition statement:
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First |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Penguin Press |
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Date of publication:
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2025 |
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New York : |
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Penguin Press, |
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2025. |
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Extent:
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xxi, 1174 pages : |
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Other physical details:
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illustrations ; |
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Dimensions:
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25 cm. |
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text |
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txt |
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unmediated |
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volume |
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nc |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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Donation 10/30/2025 |
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Purchase price:
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$ 45.00 |
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Personal name:
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Twain, Mark, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1835-1910. |
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Subject:
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Authors, American |
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Subject:
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Humorists, American |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Chronological subdivision:
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19th century |
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Chronological subdivision:
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19th century |
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Source of term:
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lcgft |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Biographies. |
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Main entry heading:
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Chernow, Ron. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Penguin Press, 2025 |
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Display text:
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Online version: |
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Title:
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Mark Twain |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2024044065 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780525561736 |
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acquire |
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2 shelf copies |
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Sel/rjc, 2025-06-17 |
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xk14 2024-10-04 |
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xk06 2025-07-09 to LOAN |
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xk14 2024-10-04 (telework) |
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920 Twain |
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