The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer's latest book delves into the life, complexities and sardonic humor of a man who ...

Mark Twain wrote literary classics such as “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” but as Ron Chernow’s hefty biography of him shows, he also nursed grudges and suffered great losses.

Mark Twain wrote literary classics such as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but as Ron Chernow's hefty biography of him shows, he also nursed grudges and suffered great losses. (Hulton Archive ...

“Mark twain” is what a steamboat crew member yelled out to tell the Captain the depth of the river. “Mark twain” is two fathoms, or 12 feet. I assumed you wanted to know.

Hannibal, Missouri, is a perfect weekend destination that celebrates the life and literature of Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain. You can also find other notable historic sites, plenty of events and ...

Twain was buried with his wife’s family at Woodlawn Cemetery in a grave marked by a 12-foot tall granite marker. 12 feet is two fathoms, the measure called out by riverboat captains as “mark ...

A fork in the river. NLR, riverboat parting ways. Mark Twain at risk tied to deteriorating tug, city says. December 30, 2015 at 5:59 a.m. by Jake Sandlin ...

In 1977, nearly 100 years after Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published, Steve Terry began as a deckhand on a Mississippi riverboat. The boat cruised up and down the ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. (KHQA) - After a deadly duck boat tragedy near Branson, Missouri last week, water safety on tourist rides are now at the forefront of everyone's minds throughout the country.

Mark Twain Claimed He Got His Pen Name From a Riverboat Captain. ... Clemens claimed he’d appropriated his by-then-famous nom de plume from a staid Mississippi riverboat captain.

The Mark Twain riverboat will no longer offer cruises on the Arkansas River after a recent inspection found that a tugboat that is tied to the vessel is at risk of sinking.

The Mark Twain Riverboat plies the Rivers of America in Frontierland at Disneyland. The steam-powered paddle wheeler is an idealized re-creation of the boats that used to haul passenger and ...