by admin | Apr 26, 2025 | The Study
Originally posted by: Lubna Alzaroo on August 19th, 2021 EDITOR’S NOTE: For more on the intersections of U.S. literature, politics, & 19th-century scrapbooks, please check out Prof. Garvey’s blog, Scrapbook History. The fight for US women’s right to vote went on...
by admin | Apr 26, 2025 | The Study
Originally posted by: Shelley Fisher Fishkin on September 14, 2017 In literally thousands of extraordinary performances of his groundbreaking show, “Mark Twain Tonight!,” Hal Holbrook has brought Mark Twain alive for millions of people in the U.S. and around the world...
by admin | Apr 26, 2025 | The Study
Originally posted by: Shelley Fisher Fishkin on February 21, 2019 2018 was the first year since 1954 that Hal Holbrook (who retired in September of 2017) did not perform “Mark Twain Tonight!” I compiled this video to honor him on his 94th Birthday (February 17th) and...
by admin | Apr 26, 2025 | The Study
Originally posted by: Kaine Ezell, on September 21, 2017 With the upcoming premier of Star Trek: Discovery (CBS) on September 24, we thought it might be fun to look back at Mark Twain’s first appearance in the Star Trek universe. Since the original Star Trek aired in...
by admin | Apr 26, 2025 | The Study
Originally posted by: Dwayne Eutsey on June 26, 2019 Although it’s been almost a century since Mark Twain’s death, his staying power as an American icon endures. There are many reasons for his iconic status: his stories (especially those that keep getting banned),...