Fleischman, Sid, 1920-
The trouble begins at 8 : a life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West / Trouble begins at eight Life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West Sid Fleischman. - 1st ed. - New York : Greenwillow Books, c2008. - xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The man who made frogs famous -- Eggs, three cents a dozen -- The gingerbread kid -- Upside down and backwards -- The riverboat rajah -- The cruel river -- Sam and the fortune teller -- Two weeks as a warrior -- The buffalo that climbed a tree -- Thieves, murderers, and desperados -- Gold, ten cents an acre -- Sam and the petrified man -- The duel at dawn -- Sam in the big city -- The slouching man -- The talking bluejay -- The water boy from Jackass Hill -- Goodbye, Sam; hello, Mark -- The sandwich chronicles -- The trouble begins at 8 -- The great holdup -- Twain attempts to behave -- Golden Gate, so long.
A narrative account of the childhood and youth of nineteenth-century writer Mark Twain. Includes period engravings, newspaper cartoons, and black-and-white photographs.
7.5 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources
9780061344312 (trade) 9780061344329 (lib. bdg.) 006134432X 0061344311
2007037891
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Homes and haunts--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American.
American authors--Biography.
PS1332 / F57 2008
818/.409 B
The trouble begins at 8 : a life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West / Trouble begins at eight Life of Mark Twain in the wild, wild West Sid Fleischman. - 1st ed. - New York : Greenwillow Books, c2008. - xiii, 224 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The man who made frogs famous -- Eggs, three cents a dozen -- The gingerbread kid -- Upside down and backwards -- The riverboat rajah -- The cruel river -- Sam and the fortune teller -- Two weeks as a warrior -- The buffalo that climbed a tree -- Thieves, murderers, and desperados -- Gold, ten cents an acre -- Sam and the petrified man -- The duel at dawn -- Sam in the big city -- The slouching man -- The talking bluejay -- The water boy from Jackass Hill -- Goodbye, Sam; hello, Mark -- The sandwich chronicles -- The trouble begins at 8 -- The great holdup -- Twain attempts to behave -- Golden Gate, so long.
A narrative account of the childhood and youth of nineteenth-century writer Mark Twain. Includes period engravings, newspaper cartoons, and black-and-white photographs.
7.5 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources
9780061344312 (trade) 9780061344329 (lib. bdg.) 006134432X 0061344311
2007037891
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Homes and haunts--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American.
American authors--Biography.
PS1332 / F57 2008
818/.409 B