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Dixon Wecter (1906–1950)

Author of Sam Clemens of Hannibal

10+ Works 120 Members

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Includes the names: Dixon Wector, Dixon Wecter -, Dixon Clemens] Wecter, Introduction by Dixon Wecter

Works by Dixon Wecter

Sam Clemens of Hannibal (1952) 38 copies

The Age of the Great Depression 1929-1941: A History of American Life (1948) 30 copies

The Love Letters of Mark Twain (1976) — Designer; Editor; Editor — 25 copies

The Hero in America (1972) 22 copies

The saga of American society; a record of social aspiration, 1607-1937 (1937) 19 copies

When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1984) 6 copies

Changing patterns in American civilization (2007) 2 copies

Literary lodestone; one hundred years of California writing 1 copy

Edmund Burke and his kinsmen : a study of the stateman's financial integrity and private relationships 1 copy

Thomas Jefferson, the gentle radical 1 copy

Associated Works

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) — Introduction, some editions — 8,289 copies, 126 reviews

Life on the Mississippi (1883) — Editor, some editions — 5,204 copies, 58 reviews

A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage (1985) — Contributor — 491 copies, 4 reviews

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Norton Critical Edition, 2nd ed.] (1977) — Contributor — 328 copies, 4 reviews

American Heritage Magazine Vol 08 No 5 1957 August (1957) — Contributor — 20 copies

Mark Twain to Mrs. Fairbanks (2013) — Editor — 6 copies

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19th century (3) 19th century literature (2) America (2) American (2) American history (6) American literature (4) Archivist's Office (1) Arva Moore Parks Donation (1) biography (11) bonus march (1) Box A23 (1) financial (1) Great Depression (6) hardcover (2) heroes (2) history (14) History & Biography (1) Le Gratin or 'The Upper Crust' (1) letters (3) LMUhas (1) Mark Twain (9) New Deal (2) No co (1) non-fiction (3) public affairs (2) Row 5 (1) to-read (2) Twain (3) USA (2) veterans (1)

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Birthdate: 1906-01-12
Date of death: 1950-06-24
Gender: male
Education: Baylor University
Yale University
Occupations: professor
Organizations: University of Colorado at Boulder
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Associated Place (for map): Texas, USA

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Olivia Langdon Clemens

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Works: 10
Also by: 6
Members: 120
Popularity: #165,355
Rating: 3.8

ISBNs: 14

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