Twain was on assignment to Honolulu for a Sacramento newspaper, when survivors of the clipper Hornet came ashore. These people had lived 43 days on 10 days' rations on an open boat. Twain's story about them was the only complete account, so when he returned to California, he found he was a local celebrity.
Twain heeded advice to capitalize on his fame by breaking into the lecture business. His first lecture began with.....
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