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Mark Twain and the Colonel: The Arrival of a New Century Through the Eyes of Samuel L. Clemens ...

ISBN: 9781442212268 | 1442212268
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Natl Book Network
Pub. Date: 8/16/2012

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SummaryTable of Contents
Mark Twain and the Colonel tells the story of two dominant figures in American culture and politics at the turn of the twentieth century. Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt were often in New York City during this time period and their paths crossed often. In their many appearances before the public, neither was heard to speak ill of the other. But in private they unburdened their minds more candidly, Roosevelt on one occasion volunteering that he would like to skin Mark Twain alive, and Twain saying that he thought Roosevelt to be "far and away ... MORE
List of Illustrationp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
War
Return to Americap. 3
Celebrityp. 11
Vice Presidential Candidatep. 19
Warfarep. 28
Imperialist Americap. 39
Anti-Imperialistp. 47
Election Resultsp. 55
The Strenuous Lifep. 63
West
... MOREp. 75
Urban Upbringingp. 83
Clemens Goes Westp. 90
Grand Toursp. 99
Western Writingsp. 108
Continental Americap. 119
The Philippinesp. 128
Pan-American Expositionp. 136
Race
Yale Bicentennialp. 147
Racial Americap. 155
Back to Hannibalp. 164
Roosevelt and Racep. 172
Livyp. 180
Huckleberry Finnp. 189
Roosevelt and the Philippinesp. 197
Placating the Southp. 205
Oil
The Kanawhap. 217
Corporate Americap. 226
Roosevelt as Reformerp. 234
The Gilded Agep. 243
Bankruptcyp. 252
In the White Housep. 261
Trustbustingp. 269
Our Life Is Wreckedp. 278
Children
A Seventieth Birthdayp. 289
Susyp. 299
America at Homep. 308
Bully Fatherp. 316
President in His Own Rightp. 324
Global Visionsp. 332
Bereft and Adriftp. 340
Young Peoplep. 348
Peace
Carnegiep. 359
America at Peacep. 368
Late Pleasuresp. 376
TR Steps Downp. 384
Jeanp. 393
Funeralsp. 403
Bull Moosep. 411
Afterwardp. 420
Chronologyp. 429
Notesp. 439
Works Citedp. 469
Indexp. 477
About the Authorp. 499
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