territory) in 1866, Twain passed the better part of a dozen years outside the boundaries of the continental United States. Beginning with his ﬁve- month-long visit to Hawaii (not yet a U.S. 'For Twain, was actually a way of making money and throughout his career he was more prominently known as a travel writer than a novelist.' Book Excerpt: 'American Vandal: Mark Twain Abroad'įor a man who enjoyed being called-not without reason- the American, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time living and traveling abroad. in the later part of the century,' he told Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson.

'There were thousands of travel books printed in the U.S. is the author of ' American Vandal: Mark Twain Abroad.' A new book traces his footsteps around the world.

His first book ' The Innocents Abroad,' published in 1869, tells the story of his journey to Europe and the Holy Land aboard the steamship Quaker City and was the best-selling American book since 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' He became a global celebrity in part because of the tours he went on to lecture about his travel. Mark Twain wrote one of the great, if not greatest, American novels, 'Huckleberry Finn,' but in his day, he was better known for the travel books he penned.

Mills/Getty Images) This article is more than 8 years old. Circa 1895: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910) the novelist, who wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain.

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