Title: Mark Twain and West Point
First published: 1996
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archival material such as diaries, memoirs, official records, contemporary newspaper accounts, and previously unpublished correspondence, Leon illuminates the close ties of America's favorite storyteller and its premier military academy.
Subjects: American Authors, Authors, American, Biography, Homes and haunts, In literature, Intellectual life, Knowledge, Military art and science, United States Military Academy, West Point (N.Y.), Criticism and interpretation, Home and haunts, United States Military Academy in literature, Twain, mark, 1835-1910, Résidences et lieux familiers, Critique et interprétation, United States Military Academy dans la littérature
Places: New York (State), West Point, West Point (N.Y.)
People: Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: PS1334 .L475 1996