Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite H

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Here together for the first time are all of Mark Twain's signed stories, sketches, and commentaries for the Buffalo Express newspaper, as well as many never before identified as his. These entertaining and delightful writings contain some of Twain's finest humor and social criticism and allow renewed appreciation for the talents of this unique American figure.

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In August 1869 Mark Twain acquired part ownership of the Buffalo Express. During the following eighteen months, he wrote some of his best short pieces, humorous sketches, rants, and commentaries. Mark Twain at the "Buffalo Express" collects these complete and unabridged writings for the first time. Twain's writings for the Buffalo Express crackle with his trademark energy, wit, and insight, illuminating his literary and intellectual journey during a seldom-studied period in his life. From these articles Twain cultivated themes and characters that later appeared in his best-known works. Everyone who loves Mark Twain will love Mark Twain at the "Buffalo Express."

Author Biography

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known to the world by his pen-name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist, noted for his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel," and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876, among many others.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Settling In to Editorial Duties, August 1869–October 1869 Part II: Lighting Out for the Lecture Circuit, October 1869–January 1870 Part III: Back to Buffalo, February 1870–May 1870 Part IV: Personal Troubles and Rumors of War, May 1870–October 1870 Part V: The Last Days of Journalism, October 1870–January 1871 Notes Index

Excerpt from Book

"I am not going to introduce any startling reforms, or in any way attempt to make trouble. I am simply going to do my plain, unpretending duty, when I cannot get out of it.... I shall always confine myself strictly to the truth, except when it is attended with inconvenience."--from Mark Twain's "Salutatory," Buffalo Express , August 21, 1869

Details ISBN087580585X Author Mark Twain Short Title MARK TWAIN AT THE BUFFALO EXPR Language English ISBN-10 087580585X ISBN-13 9780875805856 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 814.4 Year 2000 Pages 357 Residence Hannibal, MO, US Birth 1835 Death 1910 Imprint Northern Illinois University Press Place of Publication Dekalb, IL Country of Publication United States Edited by Janice McIntire Strasburg Subtitle Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist DOI 10.1604/9780875805856 UK Release Date 2000-01-01 AU Release Date 2000-01-01 NZ Release Date 2000-01-01 US Release Date 2000-01-01 Publisher Cornell University Press Publication Date 2000-01-01 Audience General We've got this

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