The book was based on Mark Twain's recollections of his childhood in this state
Many of his books, including Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, The 
Prince and ... such lesser-known writings as The Personal Recollections of Joan 
of Arc,"... [DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain Biography - Hannibal.net | The Hannibal Courier-Post [PAR] Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorn Clemens on Nov. ... Sam was the 
couples' sixth child and in 1839, the family moved to nearby Hannibal, Mo.