Mark Twain's Partner
In 1861, a 26-year-old Sam Clemens "went west" with his older brother Orion. By that time he'd had some experience with publishing his thoughts in local newspapers and was beginning to collect and tell stories. Orion sent him to work a silver mine that he and Calvin Higbie owned. This Saturday Evening Post article, dated September 11, 1920, paints a vivid picture of the young, soon-to-be-famous author, through the eyes of his new friend and fellow silver miner, Higbie.
- Summary by John Greenman
Genre(s): Humor, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C)
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Introduction | John Greenman |
00:02:51 |
| Play 02 | A Story Never Fully Told | John Greenman |
00:05:02 |
| Play 03 | With the Pony Express | John Greenman |
00:04:41 |
| Play 04 | A Snow Prison | John Greenman |
00:04:19 |
| Play 05 | Inland Seas Left by Floods | John Greenman |
00:02:49 |
| Play 06 | The Turn of the Tide | John Greenman |
00:06:08 |
| Play 07 | A Persistent Visitor | John Greenman |
00:04:25 |
| Play 08 | What Bothered Sam | John Greenman |
00:06:56 |
| Play 09 | From Flapjacks to Flapjacks | John Greenman |
00:04:43 |
| Play 10 | A Fortune Lost by Default | John Greenman |
00:06:43 |
| Play 11 | The Life of the Party | John Greenman |
00:06:13 |
| Play 12 | First Attempt at Literature | John Greenman |
00:04:01 |
| Play 13 | Mark as a Mine Foreman | John Greenman |
00:06:58 |
| Play 14 | A Private Holdup | John Greenman |
00:04:36 |
| Play 15 | The Aurora Boom Collapses | John Greenman |
00:04:56 |
| Play 16 | Higbie Seeks a Publisher | John Greenman |
00:04:12 |