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The Humorous Heart of America Every year, we celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), America’s ...

Today, we celebrate the 190th birthday of the “father of American literature,” Mark Twain, a storyteller whose wit, wisdom, and honesty spoke to the heart Every child deserves a safe and nurturing ...

Mark Twain was on the lecture circuit for over three decades. He would take the stage feigning bemusement at discovering his audience and stand silently smoking one of the 30 cigars he would enjoy ...

Robert Costa is a national correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and chief Washington analyst for CBS News. The Mississippi Valley is "as tranquil and reposeful as dreamland, and has nothing ...

Mark Twain’s legendary wit extended far beyond his novels, with a life packed full of bizarre inventions, daring adventures, ...

'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' author lost children, faced financial ruin. Nov. 22, 2010— -- A century after his death, Mark Twain's wry, curmudgeonly voice is back with the publication of a ...

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