Mark Twain — The River Pilot’s Spirit

I traveled the great rivers and the wide world, learning that fortune favors the bold and the clever. Across this vast Pacific horizon, a new breed of American pioneer emerges. They don’t carry riverboat charts, but the ball at their feet, navigating the pitch with the same grit and ingenuity I saw in the gold miners and steam pilots. From the dusty trails of the West to the bright lights of the stadium, their story is the next great American novel.