His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. The short story brought international attention and was even translated into French. His humorous story " The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published in 1865, based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time as a miner. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter of which has often been called the " Great American Novel". He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". Read his latest column " Appreciation for unseen good deeds.Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Sean Dietrich’s column appears each month in 280 Living. For more information on the events and the new book, visit. This trip was a moment in time where he and Jamie were healthy enough and young enough to do it, and even though they may never get the chance to do anything this remarkable again, he will always remember it.ĭietrich has a dozen more events scheduled for this year, several of which are near 280 Living’s coverage area. It's liberating.ĭietrich said he has lost several friends during the past few years, and he became acutely aware that life is short. “When you're out there, you realize how cool it is that people put their lives on hold to come out and do this. “About one million people do that trail each year,” Dietrich said. He said he couldn’t believe they had completed it, adding that they must have finished slower than everyone else who has ridden the same path. He began by writing about the trek in his notebook, and by the end, it was full and eventually turned into a 50,000-word book.Īfter completing the manuscript, Dietrich took a train to Pittsburgh, then rented a car to follow the trail again to do some fact checking. It was about halfway through the ride that he thought it may be a good story. Several of his columns he wrote during the trip were published in local newspapers in the areas where they were riding, and he then became aware that people were interested in what they were doing. She's the person who plans out every day of her life for the next six years.”ĭietrich said he didn’t go into this planning to write a book. I wanted something that showed our relationship dynamic. “This is the first I've done about me and Jamie,” Dietrich said. The book takes readers through their 250-plus-mile trail ride across four states and also shares insights on the couple’s relationship. Since Dietrich had to cancel all his performances and bookings, it opened up the couple’s schedule to take the trip. He admitted he’s not coordinated with bikes, so Jamie purchased a used three-wheel trike that he rode the entire trip, even though the terrain definitely wasn’t made for a trike, he said. To get ready for their bike journey, the couple practiced riding, which Dietrich said added a new element to their relationship. Dietrich said that magazine article was the catalyst that reminded Jamie about their plan from years before. It wasn’t until a fitness magazine mistakenly arrived in the couple’s mailbox that the idea for their bike ride on The Great Allegheny Passage and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath trail was born. She made Dietrich promise that they would go on a big adventure together one day, and they did, 14 years later.ĭietrich said that life happened and they forgot about the promise - or at least he did. The couple had only been married a few years when Jamie had a health scare in 2006. “You Are My Sunshine: A Story of Love, Promises, and a Really Long Bike Ride” will be released on Oct. Author Sean Dietrich and his wife, Jamie, finally followed through with a plan they came up with early in their marriage.Īnd being the writer he is, Dietrich decided to write about it.
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