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Fleischman, Sid, 1920-
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- Juvenile literature.
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The trouble begins at 8 : a life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West /
Sid
Fleischman
.
by
Fleischman
,
Sid
,
1920-
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2008.
Subjects
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780061344312 (trade bdg.)
9780061344329 (lib. bdg.)
Description:
xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
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.
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Youth: Biographies
J BIO Twain, M.
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