Who Was Mark Twain?

<p>A mischievous, adventurous boy named Samuel Clemens<br />A steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River, gold miner, newspaper writer, and world traveler<br />Remains America's best-loved author</p> <p>A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of&nbsp;<em>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography.</p>