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Mark Twain in Washington, D.C., the Adventures of a Capital Correspondent, John Muller ; forewords by Donald T. Bliss & Donald A. Ritchie

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.

bibliography

857404909

John Muller ; forewords by Donald T. Bliss & Donald A. Ritchie

the Adventures of a Capital Correspondent

"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 inperfectly 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"--, Provided by publisher

Machine generated contents note: 1.Such Is Life, and Such Is Washington! -- 2.Mark-Twain Comes to Washington -- 3.The Scupper Nong Letter -- 4.The Washington Syndicate -- 5.City Reporter -- 6.A Literary Proposition -- 7.Mark Twain's Boardinghouses -- 8.Twain Lectures Washington -- 9.Capital Misadventures -- 10.The Gay and Busy Season -- 11.The Folklore of General Washington's Body Servant -- 12.Exit Stage West -- 13.George Alfred Townsend: A Forgotten Man of Letters -- 14.Washington City's Old Curiosity Shop -- 15.The Prince of Lobbyists