Though known throughout the world for his fictional novels and Mark Twain was also a skilled chronicler of his own life and experiences. In his youth, twain traveled extensively throughout the untamed American west with ...Though known throughout the world for his fictional novels and Mark Twain was also a skilled chronicler of his own life and experiences. In his youth, twain traveled extensively throughout the untamed American west with his brother, working his way from town to town in a variety of jobs, including gold prospector, reporter, and lecturer.