Mark Twain

By nicolegav
  • The Birth of Mark Twain

    The Birth of Mark Twain

    Mark Twain was born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri. He was born to his parents John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens.
  • Printer

    Printer

    Twain leaves school at the age of 15 to go work as a printer
  • River Pilot

    River Pilot

    Twain takes on a two-year apprenticeship to become a licensed river pilot. During this time, It was when Twain adopts his pen name as "Mark Twain"
  • War Breaks Out

    War Breaks Out

    The Civil War breaks out and it causes Twain's steamboat career to end. In those two weeks he spends two weeks training in a volunteer Confederate militia before it disbands.
  • The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

    The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

    Twain publishes his popular short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". It becomes a big hit and gives him a boost towards his writing career.
  • Future Wife

    Future Wife

    Twain meets Olivia Langdon, a sister of a friend, whom he will eventually marry.
  • Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer, another huge hit, is published.
  • Life on the Mississippi

    Life on the Mississippi

    Twain publishes "Life on the Mississippi" a memoir about being a steamboat captain on the river.
  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

    Twain publishes his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
  • The Death of Mark Twain

    The Death of Mark Twain

    Mark Twain dies in his home at the age of 74.