Dec 2023
Great American Authors | John Steinbeck: The Observer | 4
Growing up in the Salinas Valley of Northern California, John Steinbeck dreamed of becoming a professional writer. In his youth he took on odd jobs and worked amongst ranch hands and migrant workers, who would inspire some of his greatest work, including The Grapes of Wrath. Publ ... Show More
40m 43s
Dec 2023
Great American Authors | James Baldwin: The Exile | 5
Born into poverty in Harlem in 1924, James Baldwin rose to become a celebrated novelist, essayist, playwright, and poet, and a leading voice in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. In his debut novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, and in his essay collections, Notes of a Native ... Show More
41m 12s
Dec 2024
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Classic Book Sleep Stories | Mark Twain | Bedtime Sleep Stories
Unwind on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River with the Great American Novel – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a Mark Twain classic. Join Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Jim in their pursuit of adventure, freedom and discovery in this sleep story as you relax and fall asleep.🔥 Do ... Show More
43m 11s
Oct 2024
Mark Twain Was a Terrible Investor, Part One: The Legend of "Josh"
Today, Mark Twain is widely thought of as one of America's greatest authors -- but he was also, get this, a terrible investor. Inspired by his father's unfailing (and unsuccessful) efforts to become a business tycoon, Twain spent loads of time and money backing inventions that ei ... Show More
43m 24s
May 2022
EP298: How Mark Twain Helped a Bankrupt and Dying Ulysses S. Grant, I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It! and Overcoming the Loss of Both My Arms
On this episode of Our American Stories, Christopher Klein tells the story of how Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, the former president and Civil War hero, raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution. Donald Sturm tells the story of how his paren ... Show More
38m 15s
Jul 2024
Hope Jahren Expands on Mark Twain
Every so often, a new author tackles the work of expanding a classic novel to expand its reach. Even more rarely, they succeed beautifully. This week’s book, Adventures of Mary Jane is just such a rare gem. Mary Jane's author, Hope Jahren, is a scientist (a geochemist, no less) w ... Show More
37m 22s
In the late 1850s, a young man named Samuel Clemens started out piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River. Within a few years, he embarked on a writing career, adopting the pen name that became famous: Mark Twain. Armed with a wry sense of humor and a natural flair for storytelling, Twain gained wide acclaim for his short stories, travel sketches, and nov ... Show More
<p>December 18, 1972. After peace talks break down, US President Richard Nixon announces the start of the “Christmas Bombing” of North </p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and ... Show More
<p>Who Was Mark Twain? Join us today as we learn about Mark Twain, one of America's most famous writers.</p>
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<p><a href="https://marktwainhouse.org/about/mark-twain/biography/"><u>https://marktwainhouse.org/about/mark-twain/biography/</u></a></p>
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