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Henry Watterson: “Mark Twain’s is his own—American through and through to the bone.”

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Mark Twain’s is his own—American through and through to the bone.
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Henry Watterson
Democratic · Kentucky

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Watterson describes Mark Twain's humor as distinctly American, highlighting its originality.

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