Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer Among the Indians

By Mark Twain and Lee Nelson

Book Overview

In 1885 while The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was becoming one of the best-selling American classics of modern times, Mark Twain began this sequel in which Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer and Jim head west on the trail of two white girls kidnapped by Sioux warriors, learning the hard way that book Injuns and real Injuns ain't the same.] Fifteen thousand words into the work, Twain stopped in the middle of a sentence, never to go back; the unfinished story sitting on dusty shelves for more than a hundred years until the University of California cut a deal with Utah author Lee Nelson to finish it.

This story, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Among the Indians, is the first new book with Mark Twain's name on it in nearly a hundred years, with readers saying they can't tell where Twain stops and Nelson begins: a story of adventure, wit, and wisdom with Tom and Huck seeking true love while tramping through hostile Indian country, befriending Bill Hickman and Porter Rockwell, stealing from the United States Army, then on to face a gunfight and hangman's noose in Sacramento, California.

Mark Twain's long-lost novel comes to life in a wonderful collaboration with legendary Western writer Lee Nelson. Readers say they can't distinguish where Twain leaves off and Nelson begins.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555176801
• ISBN13: 9781555176808
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Council Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Written by American literary legend Mark Twain

Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer Among The Indians presents a manuscript, written by American literary legend Mark Twain, written as a sequel to his classic novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" but which was left unfinished - in the middle of a climactic confrontation, no less. Long after Mark Twain's passing, ardent fan and scholar Lee Nelson gained approval of the Mark Twain Foundation (who were the legal holders of the copyright to Mark Twain's unfinished work), and finished the story with a flavor and a style as close to the feel of the original author, as well as an abiding hope that Mark Twain himself would approve even if modern-day literary scholars did not. The result is a fantastic adventure story, that revisits Huck, Tom, and Jim - when a group of Sioux Indians commits murder and kidnaping, Huck and Tom must mount a rescue to save the surviving victims, including Jim himself. Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer Among The Indians is an absolute "must-read" for anyone who enjoyed Mark Twain's original Huckleberry Finn classic.

Wow! A NEW Mark Twain work? Awesome

Lee Nelson seems to channel Mark Twain in this riveting story of further adventures of Huck and Tom. Had I not known that a second author (in modern times) penned the majority of the book, I would not have noticed; it feels like Twain all the way. I had to specifically follow the reference to identify where Twain ended and Nelson began. This book is full of adventure, discovery, romance, friendships and loyalty, and it deepened my enthusiasm and respect for Mark Twain. It also introduced me to another great author, Lee Nelson.I challenge you to read this book without looking for the division, and I dare you to find a break between Twain and Nelson. This book could be included in an official Twain study. Huck Finn lives!