| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
Bklst 06/01/2008 |
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SLJ Jul 2008 |
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VOYA 2008 no. 3 |
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PW 06/16/2008 |
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Kirkus 06/01/2008 |
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BCCB Recommended |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index. |
| Contents |
The man who made frogs famous -- Eggs, three cents a dozen -- The gingerbread kid -- Upside down and backward -- The riverboat rajah -- The cruel river -- Sam and the fortune teller -- Two weeks as a warrior -- The buffalo that climbed a tree -- Thieves, murderers, and desperados -- Gold, ten cents an acre -- Sam and the petrified man -- The duel at dawn -- Sam in the big city -- The slouching man -- The talking bluejay -- The water boy from Jackass Hill -- Good-bye, Sam; hello, Mark -- The sandwich chronicles -- The trouble begins at 8 -- The great holdup -- Twain attempts to behave -- Golden Gate, so long. |
| Summary |
A biography of the celebrated steamboat pilot, journalist, gold prospector, and novelist focuses on Mark Twain's early days, from his childhood in Missouri to his adventures as a young man in the Wild West. |
| Subject |
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
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American authors -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Trouble begins at eight |
| ISBN |
9780061344312 |
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0061344311 |
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