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Mark Twain

By MiriamQ
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    Mark Twain's Lifespan

    Mark Twain was born on Nov. 30, 1835, and died on April 21, 1910. His work was important because it changed the way people wrote. His relaxed style and surprisingly dark comedy were something new at the time, and inspired many great books to come. Mark Twain was quirky and weird, but nice. People generally liked him, and he got along well.

  • Saw a man murder a cattle rancher

  • Watched a slave die

  • Got an apprenticeship as a printer for the "Hannibal Courier"

  • Got a job as a printer for the "Hannibal Western Union"

  • Began sailboating

  • Got an official liscense to pilot

  • Joined a volunteer unit for the Confederacy during the Civil War. It soon disbanded

  • Headed West to pan gold

  • Got a job as a reporter for the "Virginia City Territorial Enterprise". Started writing under the name "Mark Twain"

  • One of his stories gained fame around the country

  • Took a five month sea cruise, in which he wrote.

  • "The Innocents Abroad" was published and became a bestseller immediately. He is known as one of the most famous American writers.

  • Marries Olivia Langdon, a high class New York socialite.

  • "Tom Sawyer" is published

  • "The Prince and the Pauper" is published.

  • "Life on the Mississippi" is published.

  • "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published. It's written differently and with a more honest voice than other books of the time.

  • "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is published. This is a sci-fi/historical novel.

  • Round the world lecture tour

  • Wife, Livy, dies of illness.

  • Recieved several honors from Oxford and Yale as well as honorary degrees. He was very popular, but never received the wealth he had hoped for.