Dangerous Waters: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain

Title: Dangerous Waters: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain Author: Ron Powers E: 1700713 ISBN: 9780465076703 Publisher: Basic Books Published: 1999 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Edition: First Edition Number of Pages: 328 Section: Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Publisher Description: Twain was a distinctly American writer. From age ten when he boarded his first Mississippi steamer to his first encounter with a traveling "mesmerizer" (from which Twain gained a penchant for acting and a flair for spectacle); from the brooding sense of guilt and fear of eternal damnation inculcated into him at church to the superstitions and stories of witchcraft he learned from th