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Tag: Democracy

MARK TWAIN FORUM BOOK REVIEWS: “Mark Twain’s 10 Lessons For A Healthy Democracy: Keeping The Republic” by Donald Tiffany Bliss

MARK TWAIN FORUM BOOK REVIEWS: “Mark Twain’s 10 Lessons For A Healthy Democracy: Keeping The Republic” by Donald Tiffany Bliss

Posted on July 29, 2022July 26, 2022 by Kevin Mac Donnell

“Twain’s commentaries on events of his day apply to the present, and Bliss weaves them into a very readable and coherent narrative consistent with Twain’s social and political philosophy.”

Posted in Mark Twain Forum ReviewsTagged Book Review, Democracy, Lessons, Mark TwainLeave a Comment on MARK TWAIN FORUM BOOK REVIEWS: “Mark Twain’s 10 Lessons For A Healthy Democracy: Keeping The Republic” by Donald Tiffany Bliss
Athens By Moonlight: Mark Twain Tours Ancient Greece in The Innocents Abroad

Athens By Moonlight: Mark Twain Tours Ancient Greece in The Innocents Abroad

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by Jeffrey Melton

Sam Clemens broke quarantine in 1867 to sneak into Athens and produce a vision of the “birthplace of democracy” that would appeal to American readers of the time.

Posted in 150 Years of Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain CircleTagged Athens, Democracy, Greece, Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain, Travel WritingLeave a Comment on Athens By Moonlight: Mark Twain Tours Ancient Greece in The Innocents Abroad
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