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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index
Go east, young man : class conflict and degenerate manhood in Mark Twain's early writings -- Mark Twain as western outlaw : masculine language, violence, and success in Roughing it -- Moneyed ruffians : the new American hero in Life on the Mississippi -- Mark Twain's Native Americans and the repeated racial pattern in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The eco-criticized Huck Finn : another look at nature in the works of Mark Twain -- Mark Twain's influence on Willa Cather's West