The story behind Mark Twain's adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By: Rebecca Vickers
Series: History in literature; History in literature
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780341081717; 9780341081715; 9780431081717; 9780431081885
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Twain, Mark,; 1835-1910; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; 835-1910; Race relations; History; American literature; History and criticism
Description: Provides a background for Mark Twain's famous novel by looking at relevant biographical details about his life and offering historical details that place the story in context, with a literary analysis of the novel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sam Clemens of Hannibal, Missouri; title: Missouri in the frontier world; title: The wider world beckons; title: A nation divided against itself; title: Mr. Mark Twain; title: The return of Huckleberry Finn; title: Sam, Tom, and Huck; title: Huck, Pap, and the money; title: River to freedom; title: Quacks, preachers, and vagabonds; title: Robbers and runaways; title: The vanished river world; title: Final years of a modern celebrity; title: Praise and condemnation; title: Timeline.