Conan O'Brien

Washington, a very impressive guy. Even had the Revolutionary War not come along, he's still a very impressive, capable man.

Washington, a very impressive guy. Even had the Revolutionary War not come along, he's still a very impressive, capable man.

He is. If you saw it in a movie, you'd say, well, we got to fix that part. Because the fact that you have him chopping wood and delivering it door to door and maybe getting a nickel for his trouble and him saying, thank you, thank you very much and moving on to the next house. And then he's a celebrated war hero two years later in the most consequential war of that century, if I can say that.

He is. If you saw it in a movie, you'd say, well, we got to fix that part. Because the fact that you have him chopping wood and delivering it door to door and maybe getting a nickel for his trouble and him saying, thank you, thank you very much and moving on to the next house. And then he's a celebrated war hero two years later in the most consequential war of that century, if I can say that.

He is. If you saw it in a movie, you'd say, well, we got to fix that part. Because the fact that you have him chopping wood and delivering it door to door and maybe getting a nickel for his trouble and him saying, thank you, thank you very much and moving on to the next house. And then he's a celebrated war hero two years later in the most consequential war of that century, if I can say that.

It's... it's astounding it's absolutely astounding um today we're here to talk about mark twain you've written i've been waiting for this book because i'm uh you know i've made my life in humor for better or worse and twain is the american humorist and he comes from this era that fascinates me

It's... it's astounding it's absolutely astounding um today we're here to talk about mark twain you've written i've been waiting for this book because i'm uh you know i've made my life in humor for better or worse and twain is the american humorist and he comes from this era that fascinates me

It's... it's astounding it's absolutely astounding um today we're here to talk about mark twain you've written i've been waiting for this book because i'm uh you know i've made my life in humor for better or worse and twain is the american humorist and he comes from this era that fascinates me

And I was saying this to someone the other day, Twain has been turned into kind of an emoji, you know, the white suit, the cigar, the aphorisms that we see all over the place on coffee mugs and everything, and kind of a lovable, you know, yeah, emoji, for lack of a better word. And... This book shows you that his life is, I mean, it's an epic life. It's uniquely American life.

And I was saying this to someone the other day, Twain has been turned into kind of an emoji, you know, the white suit, the cigar, the aphorisms that we see all over the place on coffee mugs and everything, and kind of a lovable, you know, yeah, emoji, for lack of a better word. And... This book shows you that his life is, I mean, it's an epic life. It's uniquely American life.

And I was saying this to someone the other day, Twain has been turned into kind of an emoji, you know, the white suit, the cigar, the aphorisms that we see all over the place on coffee mugs and everything, and kind of a lovable, you know, yeah, emoji, for lack of a better word. And... This book shows you that his life is, I mean, it's an epic life. It's uniquely American life.

He does so much and he travels such a far distance. I don't mean he does it, you know, obviously in miles, he circumnavigates the globe. But I mean, just from what he started as and what he became is infinite. And it's all in one lifetime. And then he has so many contrasts. And I wanted to talk about some of those. He's born in the South and he identifies as, he is a Southerner.

He does so much and he travels such a far distance. I don't mean he does it, you know, obviously in miles, he circumnavigates the globe. But I mean, just from what he started as and what he became is infinite. And it's all in one lifetime. And then he has so many contrasts. And I wanted to talk about some of those. He's born in the South and he identifies as, he is a Southerner.

He does so much and he travels such a far distance. I don't mean he does it, you know, obviously in miles, he circumnavigates the globe. But I mean, just from what he started as and what he became is infinite. And it's all in one lifetime. And then he has so many contrasts. And I wanted to talk about some of those. He's born in the South and he identifies as, he is a Southerner.

He is a Southerner and he has, as a young, as a kid and as a young man, he has all of the antebellum Southern beliefs.

He is a Southerner and he has, as a young, as a kid and as a young man, he has all of the antebellum Southern beliefs.

He is a Southerner and he has, as a young, as a kid and as a young man, he has all of the antebellum Southern beliefs.

Well, I tried to touch on this in the, you know, you get to give quick remarks at the end at the Twain Prize, and I tried to touch on this, which is, By the end of his life, his views have evolved so much. And he is living in this age of imperialism. He's living in this age when Americans are getting really excited about, you know, we're going to pretty much control the Caribbean.

Well, I tried to touch on this in the, you know, you get to give quick remarks at the end at the Twain Prize, and I tried to touch on this, which is, By the end of his life, his views have evolved so much. And he is living in this age of imperialism. He's living in this age when Americans are getting really excited about, you know, we're going to pretty much control the Caribbean.

Well, I tried to touch on this in the, you know, you get to give quick remarks at the end at the Twain Prize, and I tried to touch on this, which is, By the end of his life, his views have evolved so much. And he is living in this age of imperialism. He's living in this age when Americans are getting really excited about, you know, we're going to pretty much control the Caribbean.