TY - BOOK AU - Sanborn,Margaret TI - Mark Twain: the bachelor years : a biography SN - 0385237022 : AV - PS1331 .S17 1990 U1 - 818/.409 19 PY - 1990/// CY - New York PB - Doubleday KW - Twain, Mark, KW - Twain, Mark. KW - Authors, American KW - 19th century KW - Biography KW - Humorists, American KW - Journalists KW - United States KW - Biographie KW - swd N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [488]-500) and index; Beginnings -- "A heavenly place for a boy" -- "A boy's paradise" -- Education -- The dark hour -- Journeyman printer -- Keokuk days -- Learning the river -- Tragedy on the river -- The pilot -- COnfederate soldier -- Across the plains -- Mining fever -- Sam Clemens/Mark Twain -- Wild oats -- Farewell to Washoe -- Exile -- The jumping frog -- Taste of fame -- "The trouble begins at 8" -- New York debut -- The grand pleasure excursion -- Journey's end -- On the wing -- The siege of Elmira -- Casting anchor UR - http://www.archive.org/details/marktwainbachelo00sanb UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL2053388M ER -