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The Bohemians : Mark Twain and the San Francisco writers who reinvented American literature / Ben Tarnoff

This historical account examines a circle of writers in 1860s San Francisco who helped characterise a new American literary voice. It explores how the city's unique culture and the Western frontier influenced their work and the development of national literature.

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