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The conclusion of the story of America's best-loved and best-known author, Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain tells the story of the writer’s extraordinary life.
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Twain knew for America to be great, race had to be discussed.
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Twain made American speech something to be admired.
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Twain rallies through personal tragedies
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Sam Clemens decided to take on a new name: Mark Twain.
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Twain traveled abroad with the idea that America is the center of the universe, not Europe
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Innocents Abroad was a subscription book.
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The Mississippi River was a sacred place for Twain.
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Twain was a genius of the stage, where he use silence to his advantage.
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Under the boasting of Mark Twain was a great suffering.
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Twain wanted to be rustic and a rebel, but also wealthy and successful.
