Mark Twain - A Life

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BIOGRAPHY
"A weighty and witty biography that comes as dose as any to providing the essential biography Powers makes Twain come alive as a three-
dimensional, deeply flawed, immensely gifted and wonderfully intriguing writer." —The ClevelandPMn Dealer
"An impressive achievement This book earns an honored place on the shelf of essential works on MarkTwain Ron Powers has done justice to an incomparably complex, rich, fruitful, and tangled life, and along the way he has granted us a glimpse into the heart of America, as well as the heart of America's greatest v»Triter." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Like Twain's greatest works, this is a book that transcends its boundaries, giving us not merely one man, but America itself. It is a tremendous achievement and anybody even vaguely interested in the subject should read it." —The London Telegraph
"A sweeping account of the personality and career of the man who, Powers writes, 'found a voice for his country' Mr. Powers skillfully... Tovább

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BIOGRAPHY
"A weighty and witty biography that comes as dose as any to providing the essential biography Powers makes Twain come alive as a three-
dimensional, deeply flawed, immensely gifted and wonderfully intriguing writer." —The ClevelandPMn Dealer
"An impressive achievement This book earns an honored place on the shelf of essential works on MarkTwain Ron Powers has done justice to an incomparably complex, rich, fruitful, and tangled life, and along the way he has granted us a glimpse into the heart of America, as well as the heart of America's greatest v»Triter." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Like Twain's greatest works, this is a book that transcends its boundaries, giving us not merely one man, but America itself. It is a tremendous achievement and anybody even vaguely interested in the subject should read it." —The London Telegraph
"A sweeping account of the personality and career of the man who, Powers writes, 'found a voice for his country' Mr. Powers skillfully places his subject in historical context [and] quite righdy focuses on Twain's pitch-perfect ear and keen eye A convincing portrait of Twain as a volatile, moody, guilt-ridden, desperately insecure man who was often a puzzle to himself." —The New York Times
"Magisterial almost certainly wiU become the go-to guide." —The Denver Post
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Samuel Clemens, the man known as MarkTwain, invented the American voice and became one of our greatest celebrities. His life mirrored his country's, as he grew from a Mississippi River boyhood in the days of the frontier, to a Wild-West journalist during the Gold Rush, to become the king of the eastern establishment and a global celebrity as America became an international power. Along the way, Mark Twain keenly observed the characters and voices that filled the growing country, and left us our first authentically American literature. Ron Powers's magnificent biography offers the definitive life of the founding father of our culture. Vissza