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Samuel Clemens, the man, was as legendary a character as any he created in fiction. There was drama in his birth which took place while Halley's Comet was sweeping through the night, adventure in his boyhood and his years spent on Mississippi River boats, humor that stayed with him all of his life, involving him in practical jokes, hoaxes and escapades that entertained America and most of Europe, and a deep humanity that helped him bear the tragedies that befell him in later life.
In this biography, May McNeer has not only told the wonderful story that is the life of Mark Twain but she has caught the spirit of a remarkable American man who was recognized even in his own life time as a literary genius, a man whose position as America's greatest humorist has never been challenged, a man whose Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn won for him a permanent place in the affections of generations of young people.
As with the other books in the AMERICA'S SERIES Lynd Ward has made magnificent full-color paintings that make the books as much a pleasure to look at as they are to read. And in America's Mark Twain there is a special treat. There are miniature books within the book, illustrating some of Mark Twain's favorite titles and providing enticing invitations to read the books themselves.
—from the dust jacket
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