Description:
The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain's public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations
Review Quotes:
"Leslie Diane Myrick and Gary Scharnhorst give us not only a comprehensive catalog of Mark Twain caricatures but also the detailed context that informs the visual language at work in each cartoon."
--Larry Howe, author of Mark Twain and Money: Language, Capital, and Culture
"[Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context] offers an image of Twain as seen from the outside, or as the contemporary public saw him rather than as he presented (or strove to present) himself. . . . For any Twain enthusiast or scholar, this work promises to be a treasure of stories and anecdotes just as amusing and humorous as the pictures they explain."
--Mark Twain Journal