Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
- ISBN-10
- 0824802888
- ISBN-13
- 9780824802882
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975-07-01
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Author
- Mark Twain
Description
Presents twenty-five letters written from Hawaii by Mark Twain in 1866 while he was working as a roving reporter for the Sacramento "Union," newspaper in which he shares his observations on the industry, people, scenery, climate, culture, society, and other aspects of life in the islands.
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