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Mark Twain's America: A Celebration in Words and Images Hardcover – October 21, 2014

by Harry L. Katz (Author), Library of Congress (Author), Lewis H. Lapham (Foreword)

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Mark Twain is an American icon. We now know him as the author of classics, but in his day he was a controversial satirist and public figure who traveled the world and healed post-Civil War America with his tall tales, witty anecdotes, and humorous but insightful novels and stories. Twain's legacy continues to flourish over 100 years after his death.

Mark Twain's America features spectacular examples of Twain memorabilia and period Americana from the unsurpassed collections of the Library of Congress: rare illustrations, vintage photographs, popular and fine prints, period views, caricatures, cartoons, maps, and more. Excerpts from Twain's writings are framed in a lively narrative by author Harry L. Katz.

Covering the years between 1850 and 1910, the book gives readers an intimate view of Twain's many roles in life: Mississippi river boat pilot, California gold prospector, "printer's devil" at a small-town newspaper, muckraking journalist, novelist, public speaker extraordinaire, our first major celebrity author. Through letters, political cartoons, photographs and more, Mark Twain's America offers an inside look into Twain's life as well as the literary. social, and political life of America during his time.

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256 pages
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English
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Little, Brown and Company
Publication date

October 21, 2014
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8.25 x 1 x 10.5 inches
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0316209392
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978-0316209397
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"Mark Twain's America is a salute from one American institution to another."―James H. Billington, Librarian on Congress

"Mark Twain's America reminds us why George Bernard Shaw called Twain 'America's Voltaire.' The man from Hannibal was a powerful voice for social change who wrote and spoke against the corruption he saw in our government, a champion of the values he learned as a child on the Missouri frontier."―Hal Holbrook, creator of Mark Twain Tonight!

"An extraordinarily good book...It's a must, and not just for Twainiacs."―Marsha Dubrow, Examiner.com

About the Author

Author and curator Harry L. Katz is a former Head Curator in the Division of Prints & Photographs at the Library of Congress. His books include Civil War Sketch Book, Baseball Americana, and Herblock.

The founder and editor of Lapham's Quarterly (2007-), Lewis Lapham was for thirty years (1976-2006), editor of Harper's Magazine. The author of thirteen books, among them Money and Class in America, Theater of War, The Wish for Kings, Lapham in 2007 was inducted into the American Society of Magazine Editor's Hall of Fame. Educated at Yale and Cambridge Universities, he lives in New York City.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; First Edition (October 21, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316209392
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316209397
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 1 x 10.5 inches

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Anne H.

This is a great book to learn about Mark Twain and the America ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014

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Mark Twain is an American icon with international acclaim. This is a great book to learn about Mark Twain and the America he wrote and lectured about. Filled with fun tidbits and stories as well as wonderful images.
Regarding the 1 star review, I must disagree with this review. This book was never meant to be a academic tome. It is a coffee table book for people who are interested in Mark Twain, America, humor, social commentary. That means it is a book for everyone, not just academics.
I recommend this as a great Holiday present, graduation gift, and anytime gift.

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Lisa Melione

Great book on mark Twain!

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014

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I gave this to my Father on Christmas Day and he was thrilled. He's a huge Twain fan, has read all his writings and those by many others, and he is very happy to add this wonderful book to his collection. I'm so glad I saw this for him!

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Barbara Schmidt

Filled with errors, misdating, misleading statements and unattributed work of others

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2014

The book has failed miserably to live up to its promises. It suffers from a continuous stream of misleading statements, incorrect facts, incorrect dates, and exhibits an overall misunderstanding of Mark Twain's literary output. Over 100 errors and serious omissions have been documented. It received a scathing review on the Mark Twain Forum (which can be found online) on November 5, 2014 by prominent Mark Twain scholar Kevin Mac Donnell who also identifies ethical and possibly legal issues regarding unattributed and unauthorized use of the work of other sources.

On December 8, the Library of Congress issued this statement: "The Library has determined and deeply regrets that its regular and rigorous review protocols were not followed in the editing of this publication. We are identifying where and how these processes broke down in this instance and implementing measures to ensure an egregious lapse of this nature does not occur again."

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Wermode

Lies, damned lies, and plagiarism?

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2016

Before purchasing this book, please do a little research on the authenticity, veracity, and originality of its contents. While Twain was not above marketing his fame for profit, this slapdash money grab is an insult to his legacy.

Misinformation, erroneous conclusions, and uncited text lifted directly from R. Kent Rasmussen's "Mark Twain A to Z." Were Sam alive today, we could all relish the satirical tongue-lashing he would inflict upon this publication and its assemblers.

Mark Twain's America is an embarrassment to the Library of Congress, who no doubt would like to collect every copy and remove its name from the cover.

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linda lou parsons

Great reference book!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2019

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