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Innocents Abroad

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1m 04s

Innocents Abroad was a subscription book. It made Mark Twain the best-selling author in the world.

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Funding provided by General Motors Corporation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Connecticut Office of Tourism, CPB, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Park Foundation

Extras

Mark Twain

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain's masterpiece

Clip: S1 E1 | 1:21

Mark Twain

When Samuel Clemens Became Mark Twain

Sam Clemens decided to take on a new name: Mark Twain.

Clip: S1 E1 | 0:53

Mark Twain

Sage

Twain was the sage of the country, everyone wanted a quote from him.

Clip: S1 E2 | 0:43

Mark Twain

Hartford House

Twain wanted to be rustic and a rebel, but also wealthy and successful.

Clip: S1 E1 | 0:47

Mark Twain

Inclusion

Twain always included himself in all his human ridicule.

Clip: S1 E2 | 0:33

Mark Twain

The Anguish Underneath the Man

Under the boasting of Mark Twain was a great suffering.

Clip: S1 E2 | 0:51

Mark Twain

The Mississippi River

The Mississippi River was a sacred place for Twain.

Clip: S1 E1 | 0:18

Mark Twain

American Speech

Twain made American speech something to be admired.

Clip: S1 E1 | 0:24

Mark Twain

Problem of Race

Twain knew for America to be great, race had to be discussed.

Clip: S1 E1 | 0:27

Mark Twain

Aren't we Funny Animals?

Hal Holbrook discusses how Twain's writing makes him feel.

Clip: S1 E2 | 0:59

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