The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer's latest book delves into the life, complexities and sardonic humor of a man who ...

Walt Disney World is closing several iconic attractions beginning Monday to make room for a brand-new land. Frontierland's ...

Mark Twain’s book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” about a mischievous Missouri boy and his friends – including Becky Thatcher ...

Rivers of America, the Liberty Square Riverboat and Tom Sawyer Island at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla, is closing and ...

A fork in the river. NLR, riverboat parting ways. Mark Twain at risk tied to deteriorating tug, city says. December 30, 2015 at 5:59 a.m. by Jake Sandlin ...

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center.

The Mark Twain Riverboat plies the Rivers of America in Frontierland at Disneyland. The steam-powered paddle wheeler is an idealized re-creation of the boats that used to haul passenger and ...

Mark Twain's childhood home struggles to overcome floods and hard times. HANNIBAL, Mo. June 27, 2008 -- From a tree-lined bluff high above the Mississippi River, the floodwaters look serene, a ...

Mark Twain Claimed He Got His Pen Name From a Riverboat Captain. ... Clemens claimed he’d appropriated his by-then-famous nom de plume from a staid Mississippi riverboat captain.

A black-and-white Mickey Mouse pilots the Mark Twain Riverboat down The Rivers of America during Fantasmic! at Disneyland in Anaheim, on Monday, July 17, 2017. Fantasmic! is DisneyÕs longest ...

Mark Twain: "As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep and never to refrain when awake." Credit: WikiMedia In March ...

1 Mark Twain's Boyhood Home and Museum, Hannibal, Mo.A national historic landmark, this eight-building complex provides a wonderful overview of the author's life and work for family members of all ...