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  2. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Wikipedia

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    The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. " The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County " is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. [1] The story has also been published as " Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog " (its original title) and " The Notorious Jumping ...

  3. Angels Hotel - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. March 24, 1972. The Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, was the hotel where the author Mark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". [2] The hotel was originally a canvas tent erected by C. C. Lake in 1851, and replaced by a one-story wooden structure.

  4. Frog jumping contest - Wikipedia

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    Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee 2016. Frog jumping is a competitive pastime for humans in which frogs are entered into competitions to jump certain distances. Frog jumping contests are held in small communities scattered around the United States, as part of the folk culture. Frog jumping was made famous in a short story called ...

  5. Frogs and their jockeys will jump for joy at the fair - AOL

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    Aug. 8—JEFFERSON — Mark Twain made frog jumping world famous in his short story, "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." And, although fairgoers may have read the story several times ...

  6. Calaveras County, California - Wikipedia

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    Calaveras County, California. Calaveras County (/ ˌkæləˈvɛrəs / ⓘ), officially the County of Calaveras, is a county in both the Gold Country and High Sierra regions of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,292. [5] The county seat is San Andreas. [6] Angels Camp is the county's only incorporated city.

  7. Angels Camp, California - Wikipedia

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    Angels Camp, California. Angels Camp, also known as City of Angels (formerly Angel's Camp, Angels, Angels City, Carson's Creek and Clearlake), is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,836 at the 2010 census, up from 3,004 at the 2000 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet (421 m).

  8. The Saturday Press (literary newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    The Saturday Press was a literary weekly newspaper, published in New York City from 1858 to 1860 and again from 1865 to 1866, edited by Henry Clapp Jr. [1] Clapp, nicknamed the "King of Bohemia" and credited with importing the term "bohemianism" to the U.S, was a central part of the antebellum New York literary and art scene.

  9. Best Man Wins - Wikipedia

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    English. Budget. $400,000 [1] Best Man Wins is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is based on the story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain.