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May 8 Wednesday – The Alonzo Child arrived in New Orleans. This was Sam’s last trip as a steamboat pilot. Captain DeHaven was a rabid secessionist who decided after reaching New Orleans not to return north, forcing Sam to find another way home.

Entry Date
Links to Twain's Geography Entries
Sam Clemens on the Mississippi: Day By Day
Return to the Alonzo Child: Day By Day
DBD: 1861
Editor Note
See Editor Note for May 2

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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