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Twain: Letters from Hawaii
Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Day, A. Grove (Editor)
ISBN: 0824802888     ISBN-13: 9780824802882
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
OUR PRICE:   $18.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 1975
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Annotation: So Samuel Langhorne Clemens made his excuse for late copy to the Sacramento Union, the newspaper that was underwriting his 1866 trip. If the young reporter's excuse makes perfect sense to you, join the thousands of Island lovers who have delighted in Twain's efforts when he finally did put pen to paper.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- History | United States - State & Local - General
- Literary Collections | Letters
Dewey: B
LCCN: 74031359
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.14" W x 8.31" (0.76 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Cultural Region - Oceania
- Geographic Orientation - Hawaii
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

I went to Maui to stay a week and remained five. I had a jolly time. I would not have fooled away any of it writing letters under any consideration whatever. --Mark Twain

So Samuel Langhorne Clemens made his excuse for late copy to the Sacramento Union, the newspaper that was underwriting his 1866 trip. If the young reporter's excuse makes perfect sense to you, join the thousands of Island lovers who have delighted in Twain's efforts when he finally did put pen to paper.


Contributor Bio(s): Day, A. Grove: - A. Grove Day was a leading authority on the literature of the Pacific.