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Life along Missouri's banks of the Mississippi River in the 1800s was the inspiration for Mark Twain's most famous works, and a little browsing through the travel information available on the ...
ST. MARYS, Ga. -- A Georgia couple plans to cross the nation by canoe on a journey inspired by the classic book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Cody Presny and Haley Brasile plan to start ...
On Feb. 15, 1885, 140 years ago next week, Mark Twain’s best work of fiction, “Huckleberry Finn,” was first published in the United States. Critics berated the book. In Concord ...
TYBEE ISLAND — He goes by the name Huck. And, like another man of that name, Huck Finn, he lives his life on the water. His trusty raft is a weathered and barnacle-encrusted houseboat that he ...
Percival Everett’s “James” is loosely based on Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn," and where it diverges, it excels. Samantha Koon Jones: In a world of remakes, Percival Everett's take on 'Huck ...
USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the character Jim's point of view.