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Chronicles the author's international odyssey from Cleveland to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Afria as he followed Mark Twain's 1895 journey around the world at a time in which Twain faced financial ruin, personal loss, and a fading career. Reprint.
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Drawing upon a wide range of primary sources and first-hand accounts - including Clemens's letters, journal entries, and notes; his comments to local newspapers; the letters of his wife and daughter who accompanied him; and the observations of his tour managers - Robert Cooper has created a combination of travel writing, social history, character study, and historiography.
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