Mark Twain and West Point
By: Philip W. Leon.
Contributors: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Publisher: ECW Press; Distributed in the U.S. by Login Publishers Consortium
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Toronto, Ont; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- West Point.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Knowledge -- United States Military Academy.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Knowledge -- Military art and science.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Knowledge -- West Point (N.Y.); United States Military Academy -- In literature.; United States Military Academy.; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.; West Point (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life.; West Point (N.Y.) -- In literature.
Other titles: Mark Twain & West Point; America's favorite storyteller at the United States Military Academy
Description: Mark Twain visited West Point at least ten times, delighting the cadets with stories, jokes and speeches. Fascinated with West Point, Mark Twain mingled with cadets in the barracks, visited classrooms, and observed cavalry and artillery drills and parades. He formed lasting friendships with many cadets, faculty, and superintendents. Philip W. Leon discusses each visit and traces the influence of West Point on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and other writings.

Presenting archival material such as diaries, memoirs, official records, contemporary newspaper accounts, and previously unpublished correspondence, Leon illuminates the close ties of America's favorite storyteller and its premier military academy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-268) and index.
"Mark Twain's West Point readings": p. 136-211.