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Deseret News archives: Remembering Mark Twain, who visited Utah in 1861

While the brothers’ time spent in Salt Lake City was brief, Twain’s narrative offers a humorous (albeit exaggerated and irreverent) outsider’s perspective on early Utah. Twain is impressed by the Mormon settlers’ industry, puzzled by their practice of polygamy, bored by their scripture and enthralled with their mountainous landscape.
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Check It Out: Mark Twain left lasting legacy

“The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn’t Come to Grief” (1865): The title says it all. Twain wanted to contrast the child in his story to typical Sunday School stories where dire consequences occurred to the main characters.
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Mark Twain House honors Val Kilmer, 'Batman' star and Twain superfan, after his death

“The Mark Twain House & Museum mourns the passing of ... According to the Associated Press, Kilmer died from pneumonia. The actor had recovered from a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014 that ...
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Samuel Clemens Biography

When Samuel was 11, his father died, and the boy went to work to help ... While there, Clemens began to write again -- and adopted the pen name "Mark Twain." A term used in river navigation ...
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Mark Twain House honors Val Kilmer after his death

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim ...