Which 19th-century writer visited and wrote about the Hawaiian volcanoes?
A Mark Twain
B Edgar Allan Poe
C Walt Whitman
Fact: In 1866, Mark Twain embarked on a journey that took him to the Hawaiian Islands where he observed the Kīlauea caldera. ‘Letters from Hawaii’ is a collection of 25 letters that he wrote as a special correspondent for the Sacramento Union newspaper. Writing about the spectacle of the lake of molten lava, Twain described it as ‘a scene of wild beauty.’
Correct Answer: Mark Twain