Mark Twain preacher, prophet, and social philosopher Smith, Gary Scott 1950- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Biography Biographies Biographies. Biographies. enk 2021 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xvi, 251 pages) Smith offers an engaging biography of one of the world's most inspiring, humorous, and provocative authors. He analyzes Mark Twain's constantly changing views of Christianity, humanity, the afterlife, and other theological topics, thereby providing a window into the spiritual crisis of the Gilded Age. Introduction -- 1835-1860 : life along and on the Mississippi -- The 1860s : journalism, a pilgrimage, and courtship -- The 1870s : Hartford as a religious haven -- The 1880s : in Hartford as in heaven -- The 1890s : a troubled time -- The 1900s : trying to make sense of life -- Conclusion. Gary Scott Smith. Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index. Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Religion Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Authors, American 19th century Biography Écrivains américains 19e siècle Biographies Literary BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Religious Christian Life RELIGION Authors, American Religion 1800-1899 fast PS1342.R4 S65 2021 818.409 Mark Twain Smith, Gary Scott. Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, ©2021 (OCoLC)1231548378 Spiritual lives 9780192647955 0192647954 9780192647948 0192647946 9780191915796 0191915793 0192894927 9780192894922 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/42129 EBLCP 210717 20260319184726.0 in00005720975 eng