Why a Booktrail?
1830s, 1840s: The classic story of a boy who sets off for one amazing adventure
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
What you need to know before your trail
During the pre-Civil War period in the United States, it was a time of American growth and expansion and, in some states, plantations and slavery. Huckleberry Finn, tells the tale of life in the nineteenth century through his own eyes – as a 14-year-old boy finding his place in this changing and challenging society
Locations
Reset- America/USA - Missouri - Hannibal
- A: Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
- B: Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse
- C: The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
- D: Hannibal Public Library
- E: Shuck Island
Travel Guide
Mark Twain country
The Mississippi River. It all begins (and ends) on the mighty Mississippi River. This powerful river flowing south from northern Minnesota some 2,300 plus miles to the Gulf of Mexico is the setting for the adventures of this famous boy.
St. Petersburg, Missouri
The fictitious town of St. Petersburg, Missouri is where Huck Finn resides at the beginning of the novel. It was seemingly inspired by the very place Twain knew well – his own stomping grounds as a boy: Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri
This is the real setting to visit and there is a great deal of interest in their local writer who penned such an iconic book. How about standing on the very bridge named after the writer which crosses the very river he evoked in his adventure stories?
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum is a must see.
Jackson’s Island
The island Huck later moves to Described in the novel as being too close for comfort but also far enough from civilisation. It’s within swimming distance from Illinois a free state at the time, but there are still worries that those who are after slaves, especially the one which Huck comes across
Streetview Maps
A) Hannibal, - Mark Twain bridge and the Mississippi river
C) Hannibal - The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Destination: Mississippi River, Hannibal Author/Guide: Mark Twain Departure Time: 1830s, 1840s
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