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Ken Burns' latest documentary on Americana: `Mark Twain'

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20020118
Author:BETSY TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer

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Dateline: HANNIBAL, Missouri Samuel Clemens' hometown has grown accustomed to Mark Twain mania over the years. But even in Hannibal _ a town of 18,000 which draws a half-million Twain tourists annually _ there's eager anticipation about Ken Burns' new documentary.

An advance viewing of "Mark Twain" drew a standing-room-only crowd in this northeast Missouri town 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of St. Louis.

"I deal a lot with the general public's perception of Mark Twain," said Henry Sweets, director of the Mark Twain Museum. "I think this is ...

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