The book was based on Mark Twain's recollections of his childhood in this state
Twain based Huck on a childhood friend, Tom Blankenship, a model 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was cemented as a premier writer of late 19th 
... and his recollections of those instances (along with other memories of his 
growing up) ...