McAvoy tells of a second experience when he was at Mark Twain’s California cabin in Tuolumne County for a ribbon-cutting ...

February 3, 1863. The writer, formerly known as Samuel Clemens, adopts his now-famous pen name, Mark Twain. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri.

As in the aftermath of Kent State, the right wing’s opinion is not based on the facts but on political partisanship.

The public fury resulting from the U.S. government's enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the Trump administration's immigration policies today are remarkably similar, writes . "It’s not ...

"Stories passed from generation to generation. It was oral history, maybe, although sometimes the truth of the yarn was ...

Given the statements and actions of the regime currently in power in our country, it’s time to review the national conversation that took place 125 years ago on the subject of American imperialism. A ...

Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, was a beloved American writer known for his witty humor and keen observations of society. He became an iconic figure in American history, particularly for his lecture ...

"Mark Twain Tonight!" is coming to the Broome County Forum Theatre for two nights in December, with a new performer playing Mark Twain. Actor Hal Holbrook wrote and performed "Mark Twain Tonight!" and ...

In the spring of 2019, while researching my book on Mark Twain, I came across a reference to a Twain novel, “Jap Herron,” written in 1917. This was a surprising discovery since I have been studying ...

Mark Twain had spent years as a printer and as a newspaper reporter. But his first real success as a writer — the story that brought him national attention — was the tale of a champion jumping frog ...

This column originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on Dec. 2, 2004. Tourists by the thousands flock to Virginia City every year in search of the Wild West and evidence of Mark Twain's time on ...