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Horace Bixby

Riverboat pilot who taught Mark Twain.

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Also known as Mr. Horace E. Bixby, Horace Bixby

First appearance: volume i early days

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Mark Twain's owner and pilot, who lent him to Mr.
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Horace Bixby first appears in 0015 volume i early days.

In The Prophetic Dream: Mark Twain's owner and pilot, who lent him to Mr. Brown on the Pennsylvania.

Later, in Thursday, March 29, 1906: Trains Twain as a pilot on the Mississippi.

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TSTom SawyerOCOrion ClemensJHJohn HayALAbraham LincolnJPJohn P. JonesHBHorace Bixby

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  • Historical and Fictional Figures
  • Family and Household
  • Nevada and Criminal Connections

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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