He picked 'Twain' for his writing name because it reminded him of an old Mississippi River phrase meaning "two fathoms deep." In San Francisco, California in 1864, Twain moved and met American writers Artemus Ward and Bret Harte, who encouraged him in his. Twain lectured in New York City in 1867 and in the same year he visited Europe and Palestine because he loved 'antique' places of sight seeing. He wrote of these travels in "The Innocents Abroad" (1869 which is a book exaggerating those aspects. Missouri was their favorite place he ever lived because it was where he felt most respected. In Hannibal, we learned that Twain was a very descriptive writer. He then received a public school education because he was very successful. When he was four years old, his family moved Clemens (Twain) into a port city on the Mississippi River called Hannibal; however, his birthplace was Florida, Missouri. This was stated in a newspaper I found in my uncles office. 'Roughing It' (1872) which recounts his early adventures as a miner and journalist was first. In a story called "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" he was stated that Quarry Farm was Twain's favorite place he ever resided.