Mark Twain | Clip | American Speech
Twain made American speech something to be admired. He used the way we talk and turned it into literature.
Twain made American speech something to be admired. He used the way we talk and turned it into literature.
In his time, Mark Twain was considered the funniest man on earth. Yet he was also an unflinching critic of human nature, using his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. In this series, Ken Burns has created an illuminating portrait of the man who is also one of the greatest writers in American history.