Beginnings of Hannibal -- Hannibal grows -- Life on the river -- War and Peace -- Hannibal today -- Sam Clemens, Mark Twain -- Sam, steamboats, and the Mississippi -- Young Sam's friends -- Sam goes to work -- Visit to Hannibal -- Index.
Summary
Describes the history and development of Hannibal, Missouri, and the life of one of its most famous citizens, the author Mark Twain.