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Mark Twain

Episode One

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 50m 44s

Mark Twain tells the story of the writer’s extraordinary life.

Aired: 01/13/02
Funding provided by General Motors Corporation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Connecticut Office of Tourism, CPB, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Park Foundation
Extras
Watch • 1:21
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain's masterpiece
Clip: S1 | 1:21
Watch • 0:53
Mark Twain
When Samuel Clemens Became Mark Twain
Sam Clemens decided to take on a new name: Mark Twain.
Clip: S1 | 0:53
Watch • 0:27
Mark Twain
Problem of Race
Twain knew for America to be great, race had to be discussed.
Clip: S1 | 0:27
Watch • 0:26
Mark Twain
Mark Twain Goes Abroad
Twain traveled abroad with the idea that America is the center of the universe, not Europe
Clip: S1 | 0:26
Watch • 0:24
Mark Twain
American Speech
Twain made American speech something to be admired.
Clip: S1 | 0:24
Watch • 1:04
Mark Twain
Innocents Abroad
Innocents Abroad was a subscription book.
Clip: S1 | 1:04
Watch • 0:18
Mark Twain
The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River was a sacred place for Twain.
Clip: S1 | 0:18
Watch • 1:11
Mark Twain
The Master of the Pause
Twain was a genius of the stage, where he use silence to his advantage.
Clip: S1 | 1:11
Watch • 0:51
Mark Twain
The Anguish Underneath the Man
Under the boasting of Mark Twain was a great suffering.
Clip: S1 | 0:51
Watch • 0:47
Mark Twain
Hartford House
Twain wanted to be rustic and a rebel, but also wealthy and successful.
Clip: S1 | 0:47
Watch • 1:42:25
Mark Twain
Episode Two
The conclusion of the story of America's best-loved and best-known author, Mark Twain.
Episode: S1 E2 | 1:42:25