Mark Twain's America Movie Review 1961

This program from the "Project 20" series uses 1000 pictures from a collection of period photographs and engravings to show the life of Mark Twain and the age in which he lived. Historical highlights include the elegance of what Twain called "the Gilded Age" in the 1800s; the frontier towns; Manhattan in the gay '90s; Twain's stagecoach journey across the wild western plains; and much more.

Distribution

Shanachie Entertainment, 37 E Clinton St.., Newton, NJ 07860, Phone: (973)579-7763, Fax: (973)579-7083, Email: contact@shanachie.com, URL: http://www.shanachie.com

Available on VHS
Running time 54 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

History--U.S.

Producer

CRM/McGraw-Hill