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Mark Twain in Washington, D.C. : the Adventures of a Capital Correspondent /

Title
  1. Mark Twain in Washington, D.C. : the Adventures of a Capital Correspondent / John Muller ; forewords by Donald T. Bliss & Donald A. Ritchie.
Published by
  1. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2013.
Author
  1. Muller, John, 1984-

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Description
  1. 192 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "A chronicle of the time Mark Twain spent in Washington, D.C"--
  2. "When young Samuel Clemens first visited the nation's capital in 1854, both were rough around the edges and of dubious potential. Returning as Mark Twain in 1867, he brought his sharp eye and acerbic pen to the task of covering the capital for nearly a half-dozen newspapers. He fit in perfectly among the other hard-drinking and irreverent correspondents. His bohemian sojourn in Washington, D.C., has been largely overlooked, but his time in the capital city was catalytic to Twain's rise as America's foremost man of letters. While in Washington City, Twain received a publishing offer from the American Publishing Company that would jumpstart his fame. Through original research unearthing never-before-seen material, author John Muller explores how Mark Twain's adventures as a capital correspondent proved to be a critical turning point in his career"--
Subject
  1. 1800-1899
  2. Authors, American > 19th century > Biography
  3. Authors, American > Homes and haunts > Washington (D.C.)
  4. Authors, American > Homes and haunts
  5. Authors, American
  6. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Editors, Journalists, Publishers
  7. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary
  8. Humorists, American > 19th century > Biography
  9. Humorists, American
  10. Intellectual life
  11. Travel
  12. Twain, Mark 1835-1910
  13. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 > Travel > Washington (D.C.)
  14. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
  15. Washington (D.C.)
  16. Washington (D.C.) > Intellectual life > 19th century
  17. Washington, DC
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
Contents
  1. 1 Such Is Life, and Such Is Washington! 23 -- 2 Mark Twain Comes to Washington 37 -- 3 The Scupper Nong Letter 47 -- 4 The Washington Syndicate 57 -- 5 City Reporter 67 -- 6 A Literary Proposition 73 -- 7 Mark Twain's Boardinghouses 81 -- 8 Twain Lectures Washington 93 -- 9 Capital Misadventures 101 -- 10 The Gay and Busy Season 113 -- 11 The Folklore of General Washington's Body Servant 121 -- 12 Exit Stage West 137 -- 13 George Alfred Townsend: A Forgotten Man of Letters 145 -- 14 Washington City's Old Curiosity Shop 157 -- 15 The Prince of Lobbyists 165.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.