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"In my opinion Mark Twain's autiobiography is a classic of American letters, to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Adams. The final word of one of our country's most beloved authors. It is the product of a highly original yet representative mind and it brings back the tone and flavor of an America which was young and optimistic, a homespun, provindial America but an America with greatness in its heart." -- Charles Neider, from the Introduction

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A revealing book analyzing Mark Twain and his charcters:

Was Huck Black? Mark Twain and African-American Voices
by Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Oxford Press)
Amazon.com Synopsis: Revealing an American literary heritage that is not soley white, Fishkin draws from Twain's published and unpublished writings, as well as insights gleaned from linguistics, literary theory, and folklore, to provide a pathbreaking look into the role of African-American voices in the creation of Huckleberry Finn.

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Mark Twains' most celebrated novel:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. Amazon.com offers 45 editions of this book, so choose the one that's right for you. This is a hardcover edition published in 1993.

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The Ken Burns PBS Documentary




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Mark Twain's Letters 1853-1866 (The Mark Twain Papers) Vol 1 Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1988

Mark Twain's Letters: 1867-1868 (Mark Twain Papers) Vol 2 Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1990

Mark Twain's Letters: 1869 (The Mark Twain Papers) Vol 3 Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1992

Mark Twain's Letters: 1870-1871 (Vol 4) Vol 4 Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1995

Mark Twain's Letters: 1872-1873 (Vol 5) Vol 5 Lin Salamo(Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1997

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii Mark Twain, A. Grove Day (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1989

Mark Twain's Letters (Bcl Ser.: No Ii/2 Volume Set) Samuel L. Clemens / Hardcover / Published 1917

Mark Twain's Letters to Mary Samuel Clemens / Paperback / Published 1963

Mark Twain's Letters in the Muscatine journal Mark Twain

Mark Twain's Letters to His Publishers, 1867-1894 Hamlin Hill

Mark Twain's Letters to Will Bowen: "my first, & oldest & dearest friend"
Availability: This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, we'll query our network of used bookstores for you and send an update within one to two weeks.

Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing Mark Twain, Mark Dawidziak (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996

Life on the Mississippi (Modern Library Series) Mark Twain / Hardcover / Published 1994

Life on the Mississippi (Penguin Classics) Mark Twain, James M. Cox (Designer) / Paperback / Published 1989

Mark Twain's Notebooks and Journals 1855 1873 Vol 1 Samuel Langhorne, Clemens, et al / Hardcover / Published 1976

Mark Twain's Notebooks and Journals, 1877-1883 Vol 2 Samuel Langhorne Clemens / Hardcover / Published 1975

Mark Twain's Notebooks and Journals: 1883-1891 Vol 3 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, et al / Hardcover / Published 1979

The Quotable Mark Twain: His Essential Aphorisms, Witticisms, & Concise Opinions

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Vol. 1-- Mark Twain; Paperback

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Vol. 2-- Mark Twain; Paperback

Following the Equator '2': A Journey Around the World: Illustrated (Ecco Travels) Vol 2 Mark Twain / Paperback / Published 1996

Letters from the Earth -- Mark Twain, et al; Paperback

The Bible According to Mark Twain: Irreverent Writings on Eden, Heaven, and the Flood by America's Master Satirist - Mark Twain, et al; Paperback

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court L. David Allen, James L. Roberts / Paperback / Published 1982

Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrims Progress: Being Some Account of the Steamship Quaker City's Pleasure Excursion to Europe and the Holy Land Mark Twain / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1997

A Tramp Abroad (Penguin Classics) Mark Twain, et al / Paperback / Published 1997

The 1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other New Stories (Oxford Mark Twain) Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1996

1601 And Is Shakespeare Dead?: And, Is Shakespeare Dead (Twain, Mark, Works.) Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1996

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Oxford Mark Twain) Mark Twain, et al / Hardcover / Published 1996

Roughing It Mark Twain / Paperback / Published 1988

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