Roughing It is a semi-autobiographical travel memoir by Mark Twain, published in 1872. It chronicles his adventures and misadventures as he travels through the American West during the 1860s, capturing the excitement, hardships, and humor of frontier life with vivid storytelling and wit.
Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Clemens, was a renowned American writer and humorist. Farmous for classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain's sharp social commentary and vivid characters made him one of the greatest voices in American literature.