Mark Twain Man in White, Michael Shelden
Mark Twain Man in White, Michael Shelden
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Mark Twain: Man in White

Author: Michael Shelden

Narrator: Andrew Garman

Unabridged: 17 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/20/2010

Synopsis

Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Shelden illuminates Mark Twain’s twilight years in this brilliant account of the legendary author’s life. Drawing heavily on Twain’s own letters and journals, Mark Twain: Man in White recounts both Twain’s private family experiences and his larger-than-life public image.

About Michael Shelden

Michael Shelden is a Pultizer Prize finalist in Biography. For twelve years he was a features writer for the Daily Telegraph (London) and a fiction critic for the Baltimore Sun. He is currently a professor at Indiana State University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick

In Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years, Michael Shelden chronicles the energetic end of a life marked by vitality, wit and creation of a mountain of unequalled homegrown literature—including what many (including myself) believe to be the greatest American novel, The Adve......more

Goodreads review by Margaret

I really enjoyed this book. It focuses on Twain's last four years of his life and begins with Twain sporting a white suit for an appearance before Congress on copyright law. His new look made quite a splash and thus began his penchant for wearing his white garb at every opportunity. By focusing on su......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

Although some of my fellow historians were not as impressed as I was, they did agree that this is a book worth reading. It is a fascinating study of the USA's quirkiest of characters--the venerable Mark Twain. What sets this apart from other works is that it explores his life in his declining years.......more

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