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Phillips</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In 1861, 26-year-old Sam Clemens embarked on a journey westward alongside his older brother Orion. With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 1861, 26-year-old Sam Clemens embarked on a journey westward alongside his older brother Orion. With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had him work at a silver mine they co-owned with Calvin Higbie. 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With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had him work at a silver mine they co-owned with Calvin Higbie. This captivating article from the Saturday Evening Post, dated September 11, 1920, offers a vivid glimpse into the life of the young, soon-to-be-famous author, as seen through the eyes of his newfound friend and fellow miner, Higbie. - Summary by John Greenman]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68621206</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:39:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68621206/011_the_life_of_the_party.mp3" length="2990144" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c246099d-5f26-4596-b100-ff34fd2ae7f1/c246099d-5f26-4596-b100-ff34fd2ae7f1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c246099d-5f26-4596-b100-ff34fd2ae7f1/c246099d-5f26-4596-b100-ff34fd2ae7f1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c246099d-5f26-4596-b100-ff34fd2ae7f1/c246099d-5f26-4596-b100-ff34fd2ae7f1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Michael J. 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With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had him work at a silver mine they co-owned with Calvin Higbie. This captivating article from the Saturday Evening Post, dated September 11, 1920, offers a vivid glimpse into the life of the young, soon-to-be-famous author, as seen through the eyes of his newfound friend and fellow miner, Higbie. - Summary by John Greenman]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68621207</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68621207/012_first_attempt_at_literature.mp3" length="1931656" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/067fe1bc-be86-4211-b0c3-35db7c97488f/067fe1bc-be86-4211-b0c3-35db7c97488f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/067fe1bc-be86-4211-b0c3-35db7c97488f/067fe1bc-be86-4211-b0c3-35db7c97488f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/067fe1bc-be86-4211-b0c3-35db7c97488f/067fe1bc-be86-4211-b0c3-35db7c97488f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Michael J. 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With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had him work at a silver mine they co-owned with Calvin Higbie. 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With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had him work at a silver mine they co-owned with Calvin Higbie. 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With a budding talent for storytelling and some experience in publishing his thoughts in local newspapers, Sam was ready for new adventures. Orion had him work at a silver mine they co-owned with Calvin Higbie. 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