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.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0520024788
ISBN-13
9780520024786
Publication Date
Jan 1972
Item Weight
1.00 pounds
Length
8.27 inch
Width
1.26 inch
Height
5.75 inch
First Sentence
My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory-an office of such majesty that is concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of treasurer, comptroller, secretary of state, and acting governor in the governor's absence.
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a prolific American author and humorist. Twain is best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. ([Source][1].)
[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain
