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Samuel Clemens, "Mark Twain", is born
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Samuel Clemens, or "Mark Twain" is born.
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Clemens Begins His Career
Samuel's father, John Clemens dies, and Samuel then becomes the apprentice to Joseph P. Ament, the printer of the newspaper in Hannibal. -
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Reporter and Writer
Samuel travels as a reporter and writer in St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Iowa, and Cincinnati. -
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Trying Something New
Samuel shifts from writing and joins the Confederate volunteer soldiers for two weeks. He then travels to the Nevada Territory to survey for gold. This however, never amounts to anything and he ends up returning to his previous career as a reporter at the "Territorial Enterprise" in Virginia City, Nevada. This is when he starts identifying himself as Mark Twain. -
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Making a Name
While Samuel works for the "Morning Call" in San Francisco, the "Saturday Press" publishes his "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" around the country. It becomes extremely popular and this makes Mark Twain's name know. -
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Making a Family
Samuel joins the Young Men's Association. He later marries Olivia Langdon in 1870 and together they have a son, Langdon Clemens. -
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Publisher
The Clemens family moves to Hartford, Connecticut. They have two more children, Susan and Clara, but their son Langdon dies. Samuel then starts to write the first half his world renowned book, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". He also publishes other books, including "Adventures of Tom Sawyer". -
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The Creation of Huckleberry Finn
Samuel progresses his writing on Huck Finn. Their daughter Jean is born. -
The "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published.
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Falling Apart
Samuel publishes many books at this time, "Tom Sawyer Abroad", "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc", and "The American Claimant". The Clemens family moves to Europe. Samuel is left bankrupt from a bad investment, forcing him to go on a lecture tour around the world in order to get more money. His wife Susan dies of meningitis in this time. The first half of "Huck Finn" is packed away and lost. -
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The Return
The Clemens came back to America, but then the family returns to Italy to accommodate the the health of Mrs. Clemens, but she dies and Samuel returns to America. -
Samuel Clemens dies.
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Recovery
The granddaughter of John Gluck finds the lost half of the "Huck Finn" manuscript in an attic in Hollywood. -
The Unity of the two Halves
The two halves of the original manuscript of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" are combined in a ceremony in the Buffalo and Erie Country Public Library.