Publisher's Synopsis
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain had a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. He also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography.