Isaiah Sellers - Steamboat Captain
Posted by: BruceS
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Isaiah Sellers was one of the most famous steam riverboat captain operating on the Misssissippi.
Waymark Code: WMB0C
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2006
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Isaiah Sellers (b. 1802 d. 1864) was the first man to use the pseudonym "Mark Twain." He started on riverboats about 1825. He became a riverboat pilot three years later. He made at least 460 round trips between St. Louis and New Orleans during his career all without a single accident.