Mark Twain's experience in Nevada was an example of the individual prospector who
A) got rich quick and retired.
B) failed to strike it rich and returned home.
C) became employed with an industrial mining operation.
D) was sidelined after being injured in a mining accident.

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Mark Twain's experience in Nevada was characterized by his failure to strike it rich as a prospector, which eventually led him to return to writing as a profession.

Mark Twain's Experience in Nevada Was an Example of the Individual