Mark Twain

American Speech
24s

Twain made American speech something to be admired.

Aren’t we Funny Animals?
59s

Hal Holbrook discusses how Twain's writing makes him feel.

Dark, Depressive Streak
57s

Twain's humor is always colored by the knowledge that horrible things can happen in life.

Hannibal, MO
38s

The idea of Place formed Mark Twain.

Hartford House
47s

Twain wanted to be rustic and a rebel, but also wealthy and successful.

Inclusion
33s

Twain always included himself in all his human ridicule.

Innocents Abroad
1m 4s

Innocents Abroad was a subscription book.

Mark Twain Goes Abroad
26s

Twain traveled abroad with the idea that America is the center of the universe, not Europe

Problem of Race
27s

Twain knew for America to be great, race had to be discussed.

Sage
43s

Twain was the sage of the country, everyone wanted a quote from him.

The Anguish Underneath the Man
51s

Under the boasting of Mark Twain was a great suffering.

The Master of the Pause
1m 11s

Twain was a genius of the stage, where he use silence to his advantage.

The Mississippi River
18s

The Mississippi River was a sacred place for Twain.

Triumph Through Tragedy
37s

Twain rallies through personal tragedies

Huckleberry Finn
1m 21s

Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain's masterpiece

Samuel Clemens
53s

Sam Clemens decided to take on a new name: Mark Twain.

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