Chasing the Last Laugh: Mark Twain's Raucous and Redemptive Round-The-World Comedy Tour

by Richard Zacks

Book Overview

From Richard Zacks, bestselling author of Island of Vice and The Pirate Hunter, a rich and lively account of how Mark Twain's late-life adventures abroad helped him recover from financial disaster and family tragedy--and revived his world-class sense of humor Mark Twain, the highest-paid writer in America in 1894, was also one of the nation's worst investors. "There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate," he wrote. "When he can't...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385536445
• ISBN13: 9780385536448
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"