Gary Scharnhorst is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He is the author or editor of fifty books, including Mark Twain on Potholes and Politics: Letters to the Editor. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Gary Scharnhorst's monumental biography sets a new standard for
comprehensiveness. This will prove to be the standard biography for
our generation."" - Alan Gribben, author of Mark Twain's Literary
Resources: A Reconstruction of His Library and Reading
""Clear and engaging, Scharnhorst's prose keeps you rolling happily
through this consummate American adventure."" - Bruce Michelson,
author of Printer's Devil: Mark Twain and the American Publishing
Revolution
‘Scharnhorst’s thorough and careful research results in a scholarly
biography that will undoubtedly be considered definitive’
-Publishers Weekly
"A lively, richly detailed, and sharply perceptive biography." —
Kirkus
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