Author : Albert Bigelow Paine
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ISBN 13 : 9781409980209
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (82 download)
Book Synopsis The Arkansaw Bear by : Albert Bigelow Paine
Download or read book The Arkansaw Bear written by Albert Bigelow Paine and published by . This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. He was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humour, and verse. Paine was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts and moved to Bentonsport, Iowa at the age of 1. He later moved to St. Louis, where he trained as a photographer, and became a dealer in photographic supplies in Fort Scott, Kansas. He wrote several children's books, the first of which was published in 1898. He went on to write about his travelling adventures, including The Tent Dwellers, written about a trout fishing trip to Nova Scotia. Other works by him: The Boy's Life of Mark Twain (1916), Mark Twain: A Biography, 3 volumes (1917), Mark Twain's Letters, 2 volumes (1917), A Short Life of Mark Twain (1920), Mark Twain's Speeches (1923) and Life and Lillian Gish (1932).