"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the congress is in session." "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards."[12] "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove...
December 10 - Congress Hall, San Francisco, California - "Sandwich Islands" One version of this speech is published in Mark Twain Speaking, pp. 4-15. 1867 March 17 - Sunday School, Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri - "Jim Smiley's Jumping Frog" Mentioned in a letter to the San Francisco...
In many cases only fragments Mark Twain's original contribution are all that can be found. This collection, therefore, should not be considered as a comprehensive list. Researchers who have located other articles or articles that have been reprinted in other contemporary newspapers of the time are...
Hal Holbrook, American actor best known for his exacting portrayal of author Mark Twain in his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, which ran for more than six decades. His notable films included All the President’s Men, Wall Street, Lincoln, and Into the