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sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer'
sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.In-deed,thisnation'
sbest-lovedauthorwaseverybitasad-venturous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.IfoundanotherTwainaswell–onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.
Trampprinter,riverpilot,Confederateguerrilla,prospector,starry-eyedoptimist,acid-tonguedcynic:
ThemanwhobecameMarkTwainwasbornSamuelLanghorneClemensandherangedacrossthenationformorethanathirdofhislife,digestingthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.Headoptedhispennamefromthecryheardinhissteamboatdays,signalingtwofathoms(12feet)ofwater--anavigabledepth.Hispopularityisattestedbythefactthatmorethanascoreofhisbooksremaininprint,andtranslationsarestillreadaroundtheworld.
Thegeographiccore,inTwain'
searlyyears,wasthegreatvalleyoftheMississippiRiver,mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation'
sheart.Keelboats,flatboats,andlargeraftscarriedthefirstmajorcommerce.Lumber,corn,tobacco,wheat,andfursmoveddownstreamtothedeltacountry;
sugar,molasses,cotton,andwhiskeytravelednorth.Inthe1850'
s,beforetheclimaxofwestwardexpansion,thevastbasindrainedthree-quartersofthesettledUnitedStates.
YoungMarkTwainenteredthatworldin1857asacubpilotonasteamboat.Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvariedacosmos.Heparticipatedabundantlyinthislife,listeningtopilothousetalkoffeuds,piracies,lynchings,medicineshows,andsavagewatersideslums.Allwouldresurfaceinhisbooks,togetherwiththecolorfullanguagethathesoakedupwithamemorythatseemedphonographic
Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywiththemaincurrentofpioneeringhumanity,butitsflotsamofhustlers,gamblers,andthugsaswell.FromthemallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.Hisfourandahalfyearsinthesteamboattrademarkedtherealbeginningofhiseducation,andthemostlastingpartofit.InlaterlifeTwainacknowledgedthattheriverhadacquaintedhimwitheverypossibletypeofhumannature.Thoseacquaintanceshipsstrengthenedallhiswriting,butheneverwrotebetterthanwhenhewroteofthepeoplea-longthegreatstream.
Whenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemandforsteam-boatpilotsandtheCivilWarhaltedcommerce,MarkTwainlefttherivercountry.HetriedsoldieringfortwoweekswithamotleybandofConfederateguerrillaswhodiligentlyavoidedcontactwiththeenemy.Twainquitafterdeciding,"
...Iknewmoreaboutretreatingthanthemanthatinventedretreating."
HewentwestbystagecoachandsuccumbedtotheepidemicofgoldandsilverfeverinNevada'
sWashoeregion.Foreightmonthsheflirtedwiththecolossalwealthavailabletotheluckyandthepersistent,andwasrebuffed.Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise,toliterature'
senduringgratitude.
Fromthediscouragementofhisminingfailures,MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.Theinstantrichesofaminingstrikewouldnotbehisinthereportingtrade,butformakingmoney,hispenwouldprovemightierthanhispickax.Inthespringof1864,lessthantwoyearsafterjoiningtheTerritorialEnterprise,heboardedthestagecoachforSanFrancisco,thenandnowahotbedofhopefulyoungwriters.
MarkTwainhonedandexperimentedwithhisnewwritingmuscles,buthehadtoleavethecityforawhilebecauseofsomescathingcolumnshewrote.Attacksonthecitygovernment,concerningsuchissuesasmistreatmentofChinese,soangeredofficialsthathefledtothegoldfieldsintheSacramentoValley.Hisdescriptionsoftherough-countrysettlersthereringfamiliarlyinmodernworldaccustomedtotrendsettingontheWestCoast."
Itwasasplendidpopulation–foralltheslow,sleepy,sluggish-brainedslothsstayedathome...ItwasthatpopulationthatgavetoCaliforniaanameforgettingupastoundingenterprisesandrushingthemthroughwithamagnificentdashanddaringandarecklessnessofcostorconsequences,whichshebearsuntothisday–andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays'
Well,thatisCaliforniaallover.'
"
Inthedrearywinterof1864-65inAngelsCamp,hekeptanotebook.Scatteredamongnotationsabouttheweatherandthetediousmining-campmealsliesanentrynotingastoryhehadheardthatday–anentrythatwoulddeterminehiscourseforever:
"
Colemanwithhisjumpingfrog–betstranger$50–strangerhadnofrog,andC.gothimone–inthemeantimestrangerfilledC.'
sfrogfullofshotandhecouldn'
tjump.Thestranger'
sfrogwon."
Retoldwithhisdescriptivegenius,thestorywasprintedinnewspapersacrosstheUnitedStatesandbecameknownas"
TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty."
MarkTwain'
snationalreputationwasnowwellestablishedas"
thewildhumoristofthePacificslope."
TwoyearslatertheopportunitycameforhimtotakeadistinctlyAmericanlookattheOldWorld.InNewYorkCitythesteamshipQuakerCitypreparedtosailonapleasurecruisetoEuropeandtheHolyLand.Forthefirsttime,asizablegroupofUnitedStatescitizensplannedtojourneyastourists--amilestone,ofsorts,inacountry'
sdevelopment.Twainwasassignedtoaccompanythem,ascorrespondent工foraCalifornianewspaper.Ifreadersexpectedtheusualglowingtravelogue,theyweresorelysurprised.
UnimpressedbytheSultanofTurkey,forexample,hereported,“...onecouldsetatrapanywhereandcatchadozenablermeninanight.”Casuallyhedebunkedreveredartistsandarttreasures,andtookunholyverbalshotsattheHolyLand.Backhome,morenewspapersbeganprintinghisarticles.Americalaughedwithhim.UponhisreturntotheStatesthebookversionofhistravels,TheInnocentsAbroad,becameaninstantbest-seller.
Attheageof36TwainsettledinHartford,Connecticut.Hisbestbookswerepublishedwhilehelivedthere.
Asearlyas1870TwainhadexperimentedwithastoryabouttheboyhoodadventuresofaladhenamedBillyRogers.Twoyearslater,hechangedthenametoTom,andbeganshapinghisadventuresintoastageplay.Notuntil1874didthestorybegindevelopinginearnest.Afterpublicationin1876,TomSawyerquicklybecameaclassictaleofAmericanboyhood.Tom'
smischievousdaring,ingenuity,andthesweetinnocenceofhisaffectionforBeckyThatcherarealmostassuretobestudiedinAmericanschoolsto-dayasistheDeclarationofIndependence.
MarkTwain'
sowndeclarationofindependencecamefromanothercharacter.SixchaptersintoTomSawyer,hedragsin"
thejuvenilepariahofthevillage,HuckleberryFinn,sonofthetowndrunkard."
FleeingarespectablelifewiththepuritanicalWidowDouglas,Huckproteststohisfriend,TomSawyer:
I'
vetriedit,anditdon'
twork;
itdon'
twork,Tom.Itain'
tforme...Thewiddereatsbyabell;
shegoestobedbyabell;
shegitsupbyabell–everything'
ssoawfulreg'
larabodycan'
tstandit."
NineyearsafterTomSawyersweptthenation,Huckwasgivenalifeofhisown,inabookoftenconsideredthebesteverwrittenaboutAmericans.HisraftflightdowntheMississippiwitharunawayslavepresentsamovingpanoramaforexplorationofAmericansociety.
Ontheriver,andespeciallywithHuckFinn,Twainfoundtheultimateexpressionofescapefromthepacehelivedbyandoftendeplored,fromlife'
sregularitiesandtheenergy-sappingclamorforsuccess.
MarkTwainsuggestedthataningredientwasmissingintheAmericanambitionwhenhesaid:
Whatarobustpeople,whatanationofthinkerswemightbe,ifwewouldonlylayourselvesontheshelfoccasionallyandrenewouredges."
Personaltragedyhauntedhisentirelife,inthedeathsoflovedones:
hisfather,dyingofpneumoniawhenSamwas12;
hisbrotherHenry,killedbyasteamboatexplosion;
thedeathofhisson,Langdon,at19months.Hiseldestdaughter,Susy,diedofspinalmeningitis,Mrs.ClemenssuccumbedtoaheartattackinFlorence,andyoungestdaughter.,Jean,anepileptic,drownedinanupstairsbathtub.
Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.Themoralizingofhisearlierwritinghadbeenwellpaddedwithhumor.Nowtheglovescameoffwithbitingsatire.HepretendedtopraisetheU.S.militaryforthemassacreof600PhilippineMorosinthebowlofavolcanic,crater.InTheMysteriousStranger,heinsistedthatmandrophisreligiousillusionsanddependuponhimself,notProvidence,tomakeabetterworld.
Thelastofhisownillusionsseemedtohavecrumbledneartheend.Dictatinghisautobiographylateinlife,hecommentedwithacrushingsenseofdespaironmen'
sfinalreleasefromearthlystruggles:
...theyvanishfromaworldwheretheywereofnoconsequence;
wheretheyachievednothing;
wheretheywereamistakeandafailureandafoolishness;
wheretheyhaveleftnosignthattheyhadexisted–aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandfor-getthemforever.”
(fromNationalGeographic,Sept.,1975)
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