Mark
Twain: His Life In Virginia City, Nevada
A nominee for
the Pulitzer Prize in Letters
"Mark Twain,
the 'most lovable scamp and nuisance who ever blighted Nevada' has
been well captured by George Williams who demonstrates an intimate
understanding of Twain and his talented compatriots...lucidly and concisely
presents revealing glimpses of Twain with his Enterprise intimates
during his formative years in Nevada." The Californian
Second
in the Mark Twain in the West Series. Describes Clemens’ twenty-one
month stint as a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise
in Virginia City, Nevada. The book is based on recently discovered
Twain letters, his first newspaper writings and the recollections
of men who worked with Twain in Virginia City – a place where
Samuel Clemens adopted his pseudonym, Mark Twain.
At the age of twenty-six, Clemens wrote a series of humorous letters and sent
them to the Enterprise, the leading West Coast newspaper at that time. Impressed
with Clemens’ talent, editor Joe Goodman offered Twain his first full time writing
job as a reporter. This job significantly affected Clemens’ life, acting as a
milestone of his lifelong writing career. In Virginia City, Twain won notoriety
as a humorist and a character. In the book, Mark Twain is shown as a fun loving
and heavily drinking troublemaker who composed hideous murder stories and fled
town after challenging a rival editor to a duel.
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200
pages, index, bibliography, 60 rare photographs, guide maps for
travelers.
Price: $10.95 ISBN 0-935174-15-X Quality paper
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