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Mark Twain is Born
Samuel Longhorn Clemens, the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens, is born in Florida, Missouri. -
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The Family Moves to Hannibal
The Clemens move to Hannibal, Missouri. It is a small town on the river. A young Mark Twain is in awe by the riverboat pilots and wants to be one. -
Twain's Father Dies
When Mark Twain was eleven years old his father died, leaving the family in economic hardship. In order to help his family Twain begins working as a printer's apprentice and soon began writing articles and making sketches for a newspaper owned by his older brother. -
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Twain's First Experience With Printing
Twain worked in many places as a printer including St. Louis, New York City, and Philadelphia. In addition he worked as a correspondent and gained a lot of experience in the newspaper business -
Twain Gives His First Speech
He was immediately recognized as a great speaker and became a sought after speaker for many years. -
Twain gets his steamboat pilot license
After two years of schooling, Twain receives his steamboat license. He earns his nickname from "mark twain", the measured river depth of two fathoms. . He earned about $250 a month. He worked as a pilot until the Civil War started in 1861. -
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Twain Heads Out West
Twain moved to Virginia City, Nevada, a silver mining town. He was not a good miner and became a newspaper writer again. His days in the mining town gave him material for most of his stories. -
Twain moves to San Francisco
Twain moves to San Fransisco, California and meets many other writers and his stories were some of the most famous ones. -
Twain met his future wife
Twain was a passenger on a ship when his future brother in law showed him a picture of his sister. Twain fell in love at first sight. -
Twain marries Olivia Langdon in New York
Mark Twain marries Olivia Langdon. They have one boy, who died at two years old, and three girls. SHe comes from a wealthy family and introduces Twain to many important people. -
Twain publishes The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain moved his family to Connecticut. -
Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry FInn
Twain worked on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in a study away from the main house so he could have quiet. -
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Twain works on his autobiography
During this time. Twain lost a lot of his money due to bad investments. He also worked on his memoirs that became his legacy. -
Twain dies in Connecticut
Twain was born when Haley's Comet passed Earth and died upon it's return.
