Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 text ctu monographic Hartford, Conn American Pub. Co. 1891 eng

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xviii, [19]-591 p. front., illus., plates. 23 cm. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as "Mark Twain," left Missouri in 1861 to work with his brother, the newly appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory. Once settled in Nevada, Clemens fell victim to gold fever and went to the Humboldt mines. When prospecting lost its attractions, Clemens found work as a reporter in Virginia City. In 1864, Clemens moved to California and worked as a reporter in San Francisco. It was there that he began to establish a nationwide reputation as a humorist. Roughing it (1891), first published in 1872, is his account of his adventures in the Far West. He devotes twenty chapters to the overland journey by boat and stagecoach to Carson City, including several chapters on the Mormons. Next come chronicles of mining life and local politics and crime in Virginia City and San Francisco and even a junket to the Hawaiian Islands. The book closes with his return to San Francisco and his introduction to the lecture circuit. No known restrictions on publication. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. n-us-ca n-usp-- n-us-hi Law Political aspects California Mines and mineral resources California Business California California Description and travel West (U.S.) Description and travel Hawaii Description and travel PS1318 .A1 1891 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.197 07023335 hdl:loc.gdc/calbk.197 DLC 830422 20250630040547.5 6339614 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)