The most popular programs for the Twain, Mark Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=78 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 09:49:54 GMT Guests examined the history of post-Civil War Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and race relations through the writings of Mark Twain. Ms. Fishkin is the author of [Lighting Out for the Territory]. The guests also responded to audience telephone calls. Mr. Sweets conducted a tour of the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site and parts of the Mark Twain Museum. Mr. Seuss sang music of the period and played the banjo. Eric Skeen portrays Tom Sawyer for the Hannibal, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, and Megan Patterson portrays Becky Thatcher. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164886-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164886-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Perry discussed his book [Grant and Twain: The Story of a Friendship That Changed America], published by Random House. The book discusses the relationship between Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Ulysses S. Grant. Twain edited and published Grant's memoirs. In the book, Mr. Perry conjectures that Grant may have served as a template for Twain's most beloved character, Huckleberry Finn. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182749-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182749-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Boyer talked about the 17 years Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) lived in Connecticut. He wrote most of his books here. Scenes inside the house were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165744-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165744-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Gray read an article, "Extracts from Adam's Diary," that Mark Twain wrote for [Harper's Magazine] in 1901. Then Mr. Lapham talked about Mark Twain and his work for the magazine. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164877-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164877-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Roy Blount and Calvin Trillin talked about Mark Twain and his newly discovered book, [A Murder, A Mystery, and a Marriage] published by W.W. Norton & Company. Mr. Blount wrote the foreword and the afterword for the book, a previously unpublished work that Twain wrote for the [Atlantic Monthly] in 1876. The book is said to reveal the emergence of Twain's darker vision and the evolution of his politics. After their presentations, the panelists answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167477-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167477-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/108510-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/108510-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Hodson showed and talked about some of the library's collection of Mark Twain manuscripts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164906-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164906-1 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT At the Nashville Public Library Mr. Blount talked about the foreword and afterword he wrote for [A Murder, A Mystery, and A Marriage], a manuscript written by Mark Twain that had never been published until 2000. He also answered audience questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166634-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166634-5 Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT