Kaplan, Justin, — Mark Twain and His World.

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1974). 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. Mark Twain is more imposing than the sum of his work. In addition to writing he tried his hand at piloting riverboats. on the Mississippi, printing, gold mining, journalism, lecturing, publishing and high finance. His 75 years spanned most of the 19th century, a turbulent era in which the country came of age, an agrarian nation emerged as an industrially based world power. DJ clipped, owner name ft endpaper, few tears to top DJ.