Twain, Mark
Brief Biography: Mark Twain, pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), American writer and humorist. Clemens was born Nov. 30, 1835, in Florida, Mo. In 1867 Twain lectured in New York City; he also visited Europe and the Holy Land. He wrote of these travels in The Innocents Abroad (1869), a book burlesquing those aspects of Old World culture that impress American tourists.
Brief Itinerary: In 1867, Mark Twain boarded the Quaker City, anchored at New York City harbor, and headed for the Holy Land via ports located in Europe. Some of his stops were Marseilles, Venice, and Athens. During his voyage, Twain sent letters to Daily Alta California, of San Francisco, New York Tribune and the New York Herald. See map for his itinerary.
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