Roughing It, Part 6

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (30 November 1835 – 21 April 1910), better known as Mark Twain, was an American writer and humorist. Twain used different pen names before deciding on "Mark Twain". He signed humorous and imaginative sketches as "Josh" until 1863. Additionally, he used the pen name "Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass" for a series of humorous letters. He's the most famous works “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1885), which are loving by all children in the world! He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age", and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature".

“Roughing It” is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written and published by Mark Twain in 1872. It was written as a prequel to “The Innocents Abroad” (1869) and tells about the travels of young Twain through Wild West. Roughing It illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and his beginnings as a writer. Here is the sixth part of “Roughing It” book. Let's read and enjoy the amazing writer's style and rough-hewn humor!