There's something magical about Hannibal, as if the town is frozen in time, as if you can look over your shoulder and see Tom and Huck making their way down to Bear Creek, fishing poles in hand. But set aside Twain for a moment (if that is possible to do in Hannibal) and drink in the broader vistas of the town's past. Imagine the pioneers who first settled between these bluffs, the riverboat calliopes singing their tunes as they pulled into port, the smell of fresh-cut lumber. Wave to the fashionable ladies parading down Broadway during the Gilded Age or save your greeting for visitors like FDR, Truman and Carter. Take countless more imaginative steps back through Hannibal's heritage in this accessible history by Ken and Lisa Marks. Ken Marks and his wife Lisa act as curators of the Hannibal History Museum, conduct Haunted Hannibal Ghost Tours and are contributors to publications such as Hannibal Magazine. The Marks are members of the Friends of Historic Hannibal, the Marion County Historical Society and the Historic Hannibal Marketing Council. Lisa Marks and her husband Ken act as curators of the Hannibal History Museum, conduct Haunted Hannibal Ghost Tours and are contributors to publications such as Hannibal Magazine. The Marks are members of the Friends of Historic Hannibal, the Marion County Historical Society and the Historic Hannibal Marketing Council.