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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 111 min.) |
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Mark Twain was a lifelong creator and keeper of scrapbooks. He took them with him everywhere and filled them with souvenirs, pictures, and articles about his books and performances. But in time, he grew tired of the lost glue, rock-hard paste, and the swearing that resulted from the standard scrapbook process. So, he came up with the idea of printing thin strips of glue on the pages to make updates neat and easy to do. In 1872, he patented his "self-pasting" scrapbook, and by 1901, at least 57 different types of his albums were available. It would be his only invention that ever made money |
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Title from title frames |
| Event |
Originally produced by PBS in 2001 |
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Clemens, Samuel Langhorne 1835-1910
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Twain, Mark 1835-1910
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Authors -- American Authors -- United States -- Biography -- 19th century
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Inventions -- United States -- Scrapbooks -- Biography -- 19th century
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United States.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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Burns, Ken, 1953- film director.
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