Meet the American who served as the model for Huck Finn, 'kindly young heathen' Tom Blankenship
Friday, January 26th 2024, 9:00:17 am
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Fictional icon Huckleberry Finn was inspired by Mark Twain's real-life boyhood pal in Hannibal, Missouri, Tom Blankenship — who was described as a "kindly young heathen."
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