Hoping to impress his future in-laws with a regular income and a stable lifestyle, in August 1869 Mark Twain acquired part ownership of the Buffalo Express . The Buffalo Express articles in this book mark his transition from journalist, editor, and travel writer, to full-time literary editor. Stories such s A Day at Niagra , Mark Twain on Agriculture , and The Facts of the Great Landslide Case , along with 37 unsigned editorials, are included.