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No book about Hartford could ever be complete without including its most-famous author Samuel L. Clemons who wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain. Top: His home on Farmington Avenue's Nook
Farm continues to be a major tourist draw with regular celebrations that commemorate the life of Twain and his family. Below left: While obviously a writer of some talent, Twain's financial acumen was not
as impressive; the Paige Compositor typesetting machine is what drove the family to the brink of bankruptcy, forcing them to leave their Hartford home. Below right: a door at the Museum.
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