Harold : the boy who became Mark Twain
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Hermitage - Adult Biography | B H724h | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
468 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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This is Hal Holbrook's affecting memoir of growing up behind disguises, and his lifelong search for himself. Abandoned by his mother and father when he was two, Holbrook and his two sisters each commenced their separate journeys of survival. Raised by his powerful grandfather until his death when Holbrook was twelve, he spent his childhood at boarding schools, visiting his father in an insane asylum, and hoping his mother would surface in Hollywood. As World War II engulfed Europe, Holbrook began acting almost by accident. Thereafter, through war, marriage, and the work of honing his craft, his fear of insanity and his fearlessness in the face of risk were channeled into his discovery that the riskiest path of all--success as an actor--would be his birthright. And how he achieved it--the cost to his wife and children and to his own conscience--is the dark side of his eventual fame.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holbrook, H. (2011). Harold: the boy who became Mark Twain . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holbrook, Hal. 2011. Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holbrook, Hal. Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holbrook, Hal. Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
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