How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain

Old West historian Roger McGrath is here to tell the story of a time before the world knew Samuel Clemons by his pen name, Mark Twain. The time he spent in the American West helped Clemens develop a distinctive Western voice and provided him with material that would make him America’s first celebrity author.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)