Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward
, Ken Burns
, and Dayton Duncan
Follows his life and adventures through his private letters and pubic writings (and statements). Interesting facts about history, but more so showed how awesome Mark Twain was. He was a hilarious, and travelled the world for both inspiration and to create a giant canvas for his humor.
Length: 8 hrs
7/2003: Mark Twain is great. Most large historical figures turn out to have done some pretty awful things, but Mark Twain was basically a consistent rock star. I’m not actually a huge fan of his books, but his reporting and his tales of ‘current events’ (“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story”) are fantastic.