Mark Twain's America /

Mark Twain's America / Videorecording. Stephen Low, Anne Bancroft, James Lahti. - Burbank, CA. : Warner Home Video, c2005. - 1 videodisc (approx. 53 min.) : sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Originally broadcast in 1960 as part of the television program Project twenty.

Music, Alan Williams ; editor, James Lahti. Music, Alan Williams ; editor, James Lahti.

Narrator, Anne Bancroft.


Known commonly as the creator of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's rich and varied life is eloquently revealed. The story spans Twain's career as prolific writer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, drama critic, publisher, and world traveler, while at the same time mirroring the rise of America from frontier days to world power. Over 1,000 period photos impart a sense of action and vitality as they illustrate

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Twain, Mark, --1835-1910.
Authors, American--Biography. --19th century
United States --History.

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