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Twain was born in florida, missouri, in 1835, and moved during his childhood to hannibal, missouri, on the banks of the mississippi river. Mark twain autographed memorabilia kenneth w rendell gallery. This book is a record of a pleasure trip, mark twain wrote in the preface. A book of quotations dover thrift editions by john keats, mark twain, virginia woolf, andrew carnegie, theodore roosevelt, james thurber, oprah winfrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mark twain 1835 1910 samuel langhorne clemens november 30, 1835 april 21, 1910, better known by his pen name mark twain, was a famous and popular american humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. Nov 06, 20 today, the value of rare mark twain books is astronomical. Samuel langhorne clemens november 30, 1835 april 21, 1910, known by his pen name mark twain, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer he was lauded as the greatest humorist the united states has produced, and william faulkner called him the father of american literature. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
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Originally published in 1867, this travelogue includes portions of letters he wrote to the daily alta california, new york tribune, and new york herald. Mark twain took a trip around the world on a steamship and he wrote a book called following the equator about his experiences. Description mark twain gains control of his first book samuel clemens mark twain autograph letter signed to publisher elisha bliss, jr. I acquired this beautiful collection many years ago from my grandmothers house in wendell, wv.
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