The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

Mark Twain, the pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), stands as one of the greatest American writers, humorists, entrepreneurs, and social critics. Born in Florida, Missouri, Twain grew up along the banks of the Mississippi River, an experience that would profoundly influence his literary voice and subject matter. Twain's early career began not with writing, but as a printer's apprent...