Mark Twain in paradise : his voyages to Bermuda /

"Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 and retreated there many more times for its beauty, pace, weather and company, both local and elite. Hoffmann gathers and examines passages from travel pieces, letters, and unpublished autobiographical dictation to illuminate the wri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hoffmann, Donald
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]
Series:	Mark Twain and his circle series.
Subjects:	Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Travel > Bermuda Islands. Authors, American > 19th century > Biography. Americans > Bermuda Islands > Biography. Bermuda Islands > Biography.
Online Access:	Table of contents

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Summary:	"Samuel Clemens first encountered the Bermuda Islands in 1867 and retreated there many more times for its beauty, pace, weather and company, both local and elite. Hoffmann gathers and examines passages from travel pieces, letters, and unpublished autobiographical dictation to illuminate the writer's love for Bermuda and its seafaring culture"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	x, 185 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index.
ISBN:	0826216420 (alk. paper)