Mark Twain was first encountered by the reviewer as the avuncular, white-haired visage joining the purple-clad Robert Louis ...

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway wrote in 1935. Twain’s masterpiece, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” ...

Ron Chernow on the life of Mark Twain The Mississippi Valley is "as tranquil and reposeful as dreamland, and has nothing this-worldly about it … nothing to hang a fret or worry upon." It's a ...

"Towboat On The River" (1953) explores the significance of American rivers as vital transportation highways, tracing their historical use from Native Americans to modern towboats. It highlights the ...

In the late 19th century, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous author in the world, with classics like “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “Life on the Mississippi” (1883) cement… ...

You don't have to be a literary junkie to love the Mark Twain Country helicopter tour. "Some people want to hear about [landmarks]; others just want to take in the views," said pilot Tom Freeman ...