November 30 in American History
Samuel Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Missouri, and grew up to become the writer Hemingway said all American literature came from. His Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer captured the American voice on the page for the first time: plainspoken, funny, and quietly serious about freedom.
In 1835: Mark Twain is born. Samuel Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Missouri, and grew up to become the writer Hemingway said all American literature came from.
Samuel Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Missouri, and grew up to become the writer Hemingway said all American literature came from. His Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer captured the American voice on the page for the first time: plainspoken, funny, and quietly serious about freedom.
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