Shohola Falls

Shohola Falls
Cover to the first edition
AuthorMichael Pearson
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherSyracuse University Press
Publication date
September 2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages224 pp (hardback edition)
ISBN0-8156-0785-7 (hardback edition)
OCLC52387857
813/.6 21
LC ClassPS3616.E255 S36 2003

Shohola Falls is a 2003 novel written by Michael Pearson, published by Syracuse University Press.[1][2][3]

Plot summary

The novel imagines the true story of Thomas Blankenship, the boy that Mark Twain based the character of Huckleberry Finn upon, in his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In Shohola Falls, Mark Twain is set as an important character, the fictional reality aligned to the historical one.

References

  1. ^ Pearson, Michael (September 22, 2002). "Four women consider past, present at reunion on a river". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. F4. Retrieved December 5, 2025 โ€“ via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Hal (May 30, 2004). "Lyricism, writerly skill elevate a bodice-ripper". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. K4. Retrieved December 5, 2025 โ€“ via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New & Noteworthy". The News-Press. January 18, 2004. pp. E8. Retrieved December 5, 2025 โ€“ via Newspapers.com.