The fireman Tom Sawyer was lionized by local reporters for battling the “flames which destroyed the . . . landmarks of a boom town.” Guardians of the City, San Francisco Fire Museum; Isador ...

In a classroom setting, Jim prepares for his upcoming book report on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" after witnessing Fred's lackluster presentation on a baseball book. Jim learns the importance of ...

Frontispiece from the first edition of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' 1876. Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in ...