Wiki Introduction

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Wiki Introduction

Mark Twain and earthquakes. Already, you may be thinking that they don’t mix. At least that you know of. In 1865, an earthquake shook the city of San Francisco, California. Mark Twain was there and as he says, “enjoyed his first earthquake”. Also known as Samuel Clemens, this famous and later classic, author had been inspired by earthquakes and wrote a book describing the event. This book was called “Roughing It”. What was in the book? What happened to the people? All these questions and more will be answered further on and you will soon be an expert on Mark Twain and the Great Earthquake of 1865. You will also learn a slight amount about the earthquake in 1905 as well. “Is this paying proper respect to earthquakes? I think not. If I were an earthquake, I would never stand for such insolence from Popper. I am confident that I would shake that shell down, even if it took my last shake.” That is a quote from Mark Twain expressing his feelings towards earthquakes. He felt that lightning should not be feared because it will not always hurt you, but earthquakes can’t miss you. Mark Twain feels that earthquakes are under appreciated. He also says “Who is Ajax to Popper, and what is lightning to an earthquake? It is taking no chances to speak of to defy the lightning, for it might pelt away at you for a year and miss you every time - but I don't care what corner you hide in, if the earthquake comes it will shake you; and if you will build your house weak enough to give it a fair show, it will melt it down like butter.” As you can see earthquakes didn’t horrify Mark Twain, they motivated him. Some of Mr. Twain’s writing from the earthquake helped his writing career and even changed his life. All of this is because it’s what planet Earth does.