The Missouri man who shared a classroom with Mark Twain
In short: Discover the remarkable life of Reuel Colt Gridley, a contemporary of Samuel Clemens, and the story behind a legendary, high-priced bag of flour.
Born in 1829 in Hannibal, Missouri, Reuel Colt Gridley lived during the same era as the famous author Samuel Clemens, known as Mark Twain. Clemens even claimed that the two men were schoolmates.
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