Since I was a boy those words have conjured an idyllic image of the essence and texture of America. Of paddle-wheelers and flatboats plying the Mississippi River as it drains the heart of our ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. – In the heart of Hannibal, Missouri, the town that shaped a young Mark Twain, a quietly remarkable home invites visitors to step into the world of the beloved American storyteller.

HANNIBAL, Mo. | Mark Twain only lived in Hannibal, Mo., for 13 years, but many of his most famous stories were inspired by this humble Midwestern city. A visit to Hannibal today, with its excellent ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — It was a century-and-a-half ago that Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain. His hometown of Hannibal will mark the occasion with a special event Saturday. Clemens was born in 1835 in ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — After a memorable experience acting at the Ice House Theatre in Hannibal, Holmes Osborne will appear as Mark Twain on the upcoming PBS special “Missouri! A Bicentennial Celebration” on ...

In this May 2009 photo from the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum a performer dressed as Mark Twain and others in costume make their way through the crowd at the "Twain on Main Festival" during ...

Mark Twain is being emblazoned on a commemorative coin, and his Missouri hometown figures to reap some of the benefit. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a law that calls for the U.S. Mint to ...

The hubbub could be right out of a Mark Twain tale. Although researchers say the new paint job on the outside of Becky Thatcher's house matches the original color, not all of the comments have been ...

A daguerreotype portrait of Samuel Clemens as a young man holding a printer's composing stick with the letters S-A-M, Nov. 29, 1850, Hannibal, Mo. (Mark Twain by GH Jones/Wikimedia Commons via ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A Mark Twain impersonator has sued four people, claiming they damaged his reputation in Hannibal so much that his "career" as Mark Twain was destroyed. George Scott is seeking $1 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Hannibal, Missouri, and Hartford, Connecticut, have little in common geographically, culturally and historically. One could ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Ayden Nichols had a goal he set before running the 3,200-meter run Friday evening.He wanted to finish the race in under 10 minutes.Nichols, a distance runner for the Hannibal boys ...