Samuel Langhorne Clemens liked cats so much that people in his home town of Hannibal, Missouri, wondered if he were a cousin to the cat. Like a cat, Sam was always in some kind of mischief and had a curiosity for adventure. This led him to pursue various careers, which included stints as a typesetter, a riverboat pilot, a gold miner, and a frontier reporter—all of which prepared him to become this nation's best-loved author and humorist, who wrote and lectured under the name Mark Twain.

The story of Twain, and how he became a gifted author, is told in a lively, humorous manner by Robert Quackenbush and illustrated with his droll cartoon drawings. This fresh new approach to the life and achievements of a great man will delight young readers.

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