{"product_id":"mark-twain-and-youth-kevin-mac-donnell-9781474225380","title":"Mark Twain and Youth: Studies in His Life and Writings","description":"One of the greatest American authors, Mark Twain holds a special position not only as a distinctly American cultural icon but also as a preeminent portrayer of youth. His famous writings about children and youthful themes are central to both his work and his popularity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe distinguished contributors to\u003ci\u003e Mark Twain and Youth\u003c\/i\u003e make Twain even more accessible to modern readers by fully exploring youth themes in both his life and his extensive writings. The volume's twenty-six original essays offer new perspectives on such important subjects as Twain's boyhood; his relationships with his siblings and his own children; his attitudes toward aging, gender roles, and slavery; the marketing, reception, teaching, and adaptation of his works; and youth themes in his individual novels--\u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Pudd'nhead Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoan of Arc.\u003c\/i\u003e The book also includes a revealing foreword by actor Hal Holbrook, who has performed longer as \"Mark Twain+? than Samuel Clemens himself did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes contributions by: Lawrence Berkove, John Bird, Jocelyn A. Chadwick, Joseph Csicsila, Hugh H. Davis, Mark Dawidziak, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, James Golden, Alan Gribben, Benjamin Griffin, Ronald Jenn, Holger Kersten, Andrew Levy, Cindy Lovell, Karen Lystra, Debra Ann MacComb, Peter Messent, Linda A. Morris, K. Patrick Ober, John R. Pascal, Lucy E. Rollin, Barbara Schmidt, David E. E. Sloane, Henry Sweets, Wendelinus Wurth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Mac Donnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474225381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474225380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017","brand":"Kevin Mac Donnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965256122623,"sku":"9781474225380","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19294a55-a8dd-4c73-af52-7a668ad63806.jpg?v=1767279301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mark-twain-and-youth-kevin-mac-donnell-9781474225380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}