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020 $a9781609499648 (softcover)
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050 00 $aPS1334$b.M85 2013
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084 $aBIO007000$aBIO025000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMuller, John,$d1984-
245 10 $aMark Twain in Washington, D.C. :$bthe Adventures of a Capital Correspondent /$cJohn Muller ; forewords by Donald T. Bliss & Donald A. Ritchie.
264 1 $aCharleston, SC :$bHistory Press,$c2013.
300 $a192 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
520 $a"When young Samuel Clemens first visited the nation's capital in 1854, both were rough around the edges and of dubious potential. Returning as Mark Twain in 1867, he brought his sharp eye and acerbic pen to the task of covering the capital for nearly a half-dozen newspapers. He fit inperfectly among the other hard-drinking and irreverent correspondents. His bohemian sojourn in Washington, D.C., has been largely overlooked, but his time in the capital city was catalytic to Twain's rise as America's foremost man of letters. While in Washington City, Twain received a publishing offer from the American Publishing Company that would jumpstart his fame. Through original research unearthing never-before-seen material, author John Muller explores how Mark Twain's adventures as a capital correspondent proved to be a critical turning point in his career"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A chronicle of the time Mark Twain spent in Washington, D.C"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aTwain, Mark,$d1835-1910$xTravel$zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 $aAuthors, American$y19th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aHumorists, American$y19th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aAuthors, American$xHomes and haunts$zWashington (D.C.)
651 0 $aWashington (D.C.)$xIntellectual life$y19th century.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781609499648.jpg