Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known as Mark Twain, "the first truly American writer" and the country's greatest humorist. Through interviews with Mark Twain impersonator John Pogson, vintage film and photos, viewers can examine the life of the man who became an American icon. Includes the only existing footage of Mark Twain himself!

Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naive young couple at their door.

"Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder" is a one-hour documentary that goes beyond the famed "Little House" book series to the behind-the-scenes, true life story of one of America's most iconic authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Despite the fame and the popularity of her novels, Wilder's personal story as a writer, wife and mother is a compelling narrative that has never been told ... until now" --container back cover.

Explore the life and legacy of Mark Twain, the man whose work gave American literature its voice. He was a great American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose portrayal of a wild young nation captured the imagination of the world. Whether it be on the trails of the Wild West, the streets of New York, and in the shore towns of his beloved Mississippi River, Mark Twain lived out the greatest adventures of nineteenth-century America. Revisit...

Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.

Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...