The Last Lincolns: The Rise and Fall of a Great American Family
- ISBN-10
- 1402758901
- ISBN-13
- 9781402758904
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 483
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Company
- Author
- Charles Lachman
Description
Travel yarns that only this best-loved author could spin. With a sharp eye and an even sharper wit, Twain is the quintessential tour guide of the 19th Century. Dispatches showcasing his caustic, gimlet-eyed humour, will take readers on a trot around the globe, from Hawaii to the Holy Land to Berlin (known as "Europe's Chicago"). The delicious assemblage of 68 tales features Twain's trademark style - a combination of breezy insouciance and droll barbarism - at its very best.
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