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In 2003, our TVs flickered with episodes of "Friends," we were charmed by "Finding Nemo," and Facebook was only a glimmer in Harvard freshmen Mark Zuckerberg's eye. I was also writing my last picture book, DEAR MR. WASHINGTON, about how Gilbert Stuart's children got the president to smile for his portrait on the dollar bill. …

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Frank Millet painted this portrait of Mark Twain in 1877, eight years before the publication of HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Twenty-five years later, Millet would perish on the Titanic. This painting now hangs in the Metropolitan Art Museum in NYC. from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1v0wW7F

Mark Twain in 1877, eight years before the publication of HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Celebrity Imageswww.pinterest.comMillet, Frank (1846-1912) – in 1877 he paints Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1zHzcaa

From the Holiday Windows Gone Amuck series: Department store window in Manhattan, c. 1910. from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/13cXLPj

Happy Birthday to Isabel Lyon, Mark Twain's secretary. Hal Holbrook consulted her when developing his Twain character for the stage. She was the last living person who knew Samuel Clemens well. Isabel VanKleek Lyon, Dec. 15, 1863- Dec. 4. 1958 from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1uNQsFb

Hope to see you this Sunday at the Avondale Estate Holiday Market. I'll be signing books from noon to 2. Avondale Christmas Tour of Homes and Holiday Marketavondaletourofhomes.comAvondale Christmas Tour of Homes and Holiday Market from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1yI2dmZ

Happy Historical Holidays! My friends at the Historical Fiction Authors Co-op are offering this giveaway extravaganza. Merry reading to all! Timeline PhotosTo celebrate our first holiday season, the HF Authors Co-Op is offering a massive book giveaway. Please comment below to win one of these 22 books. Winners will be selected at random on December …

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Just finished the first draft of my Twain novel. from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1FV9wsb

Small Business Saturday is finally here! Come join me in the appreciation of neighborhood bookstores at Eagle Eye Book Shop fromm 11:30 to 1:30 and The BOOK EXCHANGE/MARIETTA, GA from 2 to 4. I'll be signing books along with Vicky Alvear Shecter, Raymond Atkins, Mary Kay Andrews, Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Joshilyn Jackson, Susan Rebecca White, …

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This post comes from the very center of my heart. Thank you, dear Elizabeth O. Dulemba, for hosting me on your blog today. dulemba: Lynn Cullen's MRS. POE – Guest Post and Giveawaydulemba.blogspot.com from Lynn Cullen’s Facebook Wall http://ift.tt/1zMeUup