Event held to honor past work of UM Press

August 21, 2012 | 8:24 p.m. CDT

Author Tom Quirk reads excerpts from his book, "Mark Twain and Human Nature," on Tuesday at the University of Missouri Press Celebration in Jesse Wrench Auditorium. When introducing his reading, Quirk hoped to share Twain's humor "in an otherwise sad and humiliating circumstance."

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