| Description |
xiii, 237 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War |
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Conflicting worlds.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-225) and index. |
| Contents |
"The killing of strangers" : Mark Twain's Missouri and the Civil War, 1835-1861 -- "I naturally love a Yankee" : Twain's civil war in Nevada, 1861-1864 -- "The genative, dative, and ablative cases of traitors" : Twain's San Francisco satires, 1864-1866 -- Seeking a reputation "That shall stand fire" : Twain, Reconstruction, and the impeachment crisis in Washington, 1866-1869 -- The "Lincoln of our literature" : the reconstructed Mark Twain, 1870-1910. |
| Summary |
Beginning with Clemens's youth in Missouri, Fulton tracks the writer's transformation through the turbulent Civil War years as a southern-leaning reporter in Nevada and San Francisco to his raucous burlesques written while he worked as a Washington correspondent during the impeachment crises of 1867-1868. Fulton concludes with the writer's emergence as the country's satirist-in-chief in the postwar era. By explaining the relationship between the author's early pro-southern writings and his later stance as a champion for racial justice throughout the world, Fulton provides a new perspective on Twain's views and on his deep involvement with Civil War politics. A deft blend of biography, history, and literary studies, The Reconstruction of Mark Twain offers a bold new assessment of the work of one of America's most celebrated writers. --Book jacket. |
| Subject |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Political and social views.
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Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war.
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| ISBN |
9780807136911 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0807136913 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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