Mark Twain : His Amazing Adventures / A&E Television Networks, LLC.
He was a great American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose portrayal of a wild young nation captured the imagination of the world. This episode of Biography revisits the jam-packed life of a literary giant, from his carefree boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, to the devastating tragedie...
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| Corporate Contributors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2010]
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| Genre/Form: | Educational films, Internet videos, Videorecording |
| Summary: | He was a great American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose portrayal of a wild young nation captured the imagination of the world. This episode of Biography revisits the jam-packed life of a literary giant, from his carefree boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, to the devastating tragedies of his later life. Rare photographs, expert interviews, and excerpts from the stories that made him a legend in his own time bring his astonishing story to life. Steamboat pilot, Confederate Army deserter, travel writer, failed publisher, ill-starred investor, comic lecturer, social critic, family man, and author extraordinaire - Mark Twain was all of these, and more? |
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| Item Description: | Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 12, 2010. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sound, color + instructional materials (online) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: | 10 & up. |
| Access: | Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |
| Language: | Closed-captioned. |