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88 Days in the Mother Lode: Mark Twain Finds His Voice (2015)
An excellent film about Samuel Clemens
88 Days is a well-made educational documentary which chronicles the period of Samuel Clemens' life that he spent in the West. It focuses on the three months he lived in the California mountains and how they influenced his later career as Mark Twain. His experiences in Nevada and San Francisco before and after are also accurately and thoroughly presented. The story is told by combining excerpts from Clemens' writings with narrative by present day historians. It describes how his storytelling career progressed from newspaper reporting to stand-up lecturing over the course of his experiences in the West.
This is a very informational and interesting film which provides much insight into Mark Twain's life that is not widely known. I enjoyed watching it and highly recommend it to everyone desiring to learn more about Mark Twain.