Mark Twain's America

Series: Project 20 Series

Duration: 52

Year Published: 1960

Creator: National Broadcasting Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Recreates the life of Mark Twain and his era through the use of a collection of period engravings and photographs. Highlights the 1880s and 1890s with pictures of frontier towns and Manhattan. Depicts Mark Twain's stagecoach journey across the West. Narration by Howard Lindsay., A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound 1600 CRM Films

Complete Record: Recreates the life of Mark Twain and his era through the use of a collection of period engravings and photographs. Highlights the 1880s and 1890s with pictures of frontier towns and Manhattan. Depicts Mark Twain's stagecoach journey across the West. Narration by Howard Lindsay., Uses period photographs and engravings to re-create the life of Mark Twain and the age in which he lived. Prototypes of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher are shown as well as characters who piloted and traveled on the old side-wheelers. Historical highlights include: the elegance of what Twain called The Gilded Age in the 1880's, the frontier towns, Manhattan in the gay 90's, Twain's stagecoach journey across the western plains and more. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.