The Trouble Begins at 8
A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
New York : Greenwillow Books, [2008]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Here, in high style, is the story of a wisecracking adventurer who came of age in the untamed West. A rebel who surprised himself by becoming the most famous American of his time.
Contents:
The man who made frogs famous -- Eggs, three cents a dozen -- The gingerbread kid -- Upside down and backwards -- The riverboat rajah -- The cruel river -- Sam and the fortune teller -- Two weeks as a warrior -- The buffalo that climbed a tree -- Thieves, murderers, and desperados -- Gold, ten cents an acre -- Sam and the petrified man -- The duel at dawn -- Sam in the big city -- The slouching man -- The talking bluejay -- The water boy from Jackass Hill -- Goodbye, Sam; hello, Mark -- The sandwich chronicles -- The trouble begins at 8 -- The great holdup -- Twain attempts to behave -- Golden Gate, so long.
Subjects:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1050L
ISBN:
006134432X (hbk. : lib. bdg.)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Twain, Mark | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Twain, Mark | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Twain, Mark | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Twain, Mark | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Twain, Mark | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Twain, Mark | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-217) and index.