Dempsey, Terrell, 1954-

Searching for Jim slavery in Sam Clemens's world / [electronic resource] : Terrell Dempsey. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2003. - xvii, 316 p. : ill. - Mark Twain and his circle series . - Mark Twain and his circle series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-303) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Political and social views.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Homes and haunts--Missouri--Hannibal.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Family.


Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Slavery--History--Missouri--Hannibal--19th century.
Slavery--History--United States--19th century.
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
Slavery in literature.
Racism in literature.


Hannibal (Mo.)--Intellectual life--19th century.
Hannibal (Mo.)--Social conditions.


Electronic books.

PS1342.S58 / D46 2003

818/.409 B