Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Note on Citations -- Part 1 Overviews -- Chapter 1 Mark Twain on Youth and Aging -- Chapter 2 " Same Damned Fools " : Mark Twain and the Deceptive Promise of Youth -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Children ' s Literatu…
"One of the greatest American authors, Mark Twain holds a special position not only as a distinctly American cultural icon but also as a preeminent portrayer of youth. His famous writings about children and youthful themes are central to both his work and his popularity. The dis…
"One of the greatest American authors, Mark Twain holds a special position not only as a distinctly American cultural icon but also as a preeminent portrayer of youth. His famous writings about children and youthful themes are central to both his work and his popularity. The dis…
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all …