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Many authors helped history come to life by including the stories in actual events in their work. They visualize the happenings and make it like the story is really part of that history. They include accounts on the life of important personalities especially leaders.
Personal anecdotes can make history come to life. In this case, the anecdote paints a vivid picture of what it must have been like for ordinary people living in a divided state like Missouri during the Civil War. Twain satirizes his pilot-mate by describing the twisted logic he uses in condemning Twain.
Anecdotes is the correct choice.