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MARK TWAIN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KEOKUK POST
The Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass Letters
Between October 18, 1856 and March 14, 1857 Sam Clemens contributed
at least three travel letters to the Keokuk (Iowa) Post for
which he received a minimum payment of $5.00 each. Clemens signed his contributions
"Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass." The letters are significant in that
they represent one of Clemens' earliest attempts at a writing in a vernacular
voice.
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November 1, 1856 - Correspondence. Includes a description of a Shakespeare play. November 29, 1856 - Snodgrass rides on the railroad April 10, 1857 - Snodgrass in a Adventure |
