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Podcast: Calling History: Listen In on Conversations with History’s Most Influential People.
Episode: Mark Twain Part 2: How Was He a Best-Selling Author, A Highly Paid Speaker, and Bankrupt?
Description: In Part 2 of the 1910 conversation with Mark Twain he will clear up some details for us.
After going bankrupt as an old man, why he went on a world tour and paid off his creditors anyhow.
Why he was hesitant to talk about the Angel Fish club he formed.
And finally, what happened after the people that kept him grounded had died.Â
Mark Twain’s light shined brighter than most. He was an adventurer, a trend setter, and a man willing to do what others wouldn’t. Although the end of his l...