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How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain
Manage episode 418146851 series 2943947
On this episode of Our American Stories, Old West historian Roger McGrath is here to tell the story of a time before the world knew Samuel Clemons by his pen name, Mark Twain. The time he spent in the American West helped Clemens develop a distinctive Western voice and provided him with material that would make him America’s first celebrity author.
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1. How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:09:58)
3. Marker 02 (00:19:28)
2404 episodes
Manage episode 418146851 series 2943947
On this episode of Our American Stories, Old West historian Roger McGrath is here to tell the story of a time before the world knew Samuel Clemons by his pen name, Mark Twain. The time he spent in the American West helped Clemens develop a distinctive Western voice and provided him with material that would make him America’s first celebrity author.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain (00:00:00)
2. Marker 01 (00:09:58)
3. Marker 02 (00:19:28)
2404 episodes
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