Freemasons - 159 years ago on July 10, 1861: Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was raised a Master Mason at Polar Star Lodge No. 79 in St. Louis, Missouri.
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The American Claimant (1892) (The Oxford Mark Twain): Twain, Mark, Messent, Peter, Fishkin, Shelley Fisher, Mason, Bobbie Ann: 9780195114126: Amazon.com: Books
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Mark Twain, The Mason: Anticipating The Premiere of MARK TWAIN'S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM – Center for Mark Twain Studies
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The American Claimant [with Biographical Introduction] (The Oxford Mark Twain) - Kindle edition by Twain, Mark, Mason, Bobbie Ann, Messent, Peter. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
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Mark Twain, The Mason: Anticipating The Premiere of MARK TWAIN'S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM – Center for Mark Twain Studies
![Mary Mason Fairbanks: 'As long-suffering, withal, as a natural mother.' Letter to his family,1868 - photo from Mark Twain's biography - photo from Mark Twain's biography Stock Photo - Alamy Mary Mason Fairbanks: 'As long-suffering, withal, as a natural mother.' Letter to his family,1868 - photo from Mark Twain's biography - photo from Mark Twain's biography Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WH9P0M/mary-mason-fairbanks-as-long-suffering-withal-as-a-natural-mother-letter-to-his-family1868-photo-from-mark-twains-biography-photo-from-mark-twains-biography-WH9P0M.jpg)