# Injun Joe — The Autobiography of Mark Twain character guide

> Injun Joe in The Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Joe, the real Injun Joe

**First appearance:** 0015-volume-i-early-days

## Who they are

Real-life criminal from Hannibal, basis for fictional character.

## In the story

### [Playing "Bear"—Herrings—Jim Wolf and the Cats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-i-playing-bear-herrings-jim-wolf-and-the-cats)

Referenced in the context of Twain's repentance after his death.

### [Thursday, March 8, 1906](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-ii-thursday-march-8-1906)

Real-life figure; his death during a storm is recalled, and his drunken state is described as interesting to the boys.

## Links

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