The Autobiography of Mark Twain
What did Twain see when he was on assignment in Honolulu?
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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.