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Triumph Through Tragedy

Clip: 1/6/2012 | 37sVideo has Closed Captions

Twain rallies through personal tragedies

Twain was a passionate man and when he might want to give up he rallies through his personal tragedies and continues to go on.

01/06/2012 | Rating NR

FromKen Burns

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Funding provided by General Motors Corporation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Connecticut Office of Tourism, CPB, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Park Foundation

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Hal Holbrook discusses how Twain's writing makes him feel. (59s)

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Twain was the sage of the country, everyone wanted a quote from him. (43s)

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