Chris mentioned his quest for the Hannibal trail to the barmaid. “No,” she said to Chris, shaking her head. “You didn’t come all the way from America for this.” “Not America,” he ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- From a tree-lined bluff high above the Mississippi River, the floodwaters look serene, a gift from God in this deeply religious region, where locals still greet visitors with "sir ...

found the inspiration for his classic works while growing up in the river town of Hannibal, Mo. Today, more than 125 years after the first pressing of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...