Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom's plan to become famous involves Huck Finn and his friend Jim in a crusade to the Holy Land by balloon ascension.
Balloon ascensions, Travel, Tom Sawyer (Fictitious character), Americans, Fiction
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a prolific American author and humorist. Twain is best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. ([Source][1].) 

[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain