{"product_id":"mark-twain-a-life-an-american-literary-history","title":"Mark Twain: A Life (An American Literary History)","description":"“Powers brings to vivid life Twain's America...No biography of Mark Twain could do him full justice. Powers' comes as close as you can imagine.\" —Los Angeles Times\n\nA magnificent and insightful biography of legendary writer Mark Twain and a great American story.\n\nSamuel Clemens, the man known as Mark Twain, invented the American voice and became one of our greatest celebrities. His life mirrored his country's, as he grew from a Mississippi River boyhood in the days of the frontier, to a Wild-West journalist during the Gold Rush, to become the king of the eastern establishment and a global celebrity as America became an international power. Along the way, Mark Twain keenly observed the characters and voices that filled the growing country, and left us our first authentically American literature. Ron Powers's magnificent biography offers the definitive life of the founding father of our culture.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0743249011\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0743249011.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Powers, Ron\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455074255025,"sku":"RDV.0743249011.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0743249011-0.jpg?v=1781633477","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/mark-twain-a-life-an-american-literary-history","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}