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Birth and Location
Birth: November 30, 1835
Location: Florida, Missouri -
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain November 30th 1835 - April 21 1910 Luke Ng
He was born when there was slavery
He died after receiving an honorary doctorate of letters from Oxford University. Robber barons : businesses owned by a few rich, wealthy men. Irregulars - Soldiers who weren't part of the regular army. Abolinists- People who want to end slavery. -
Sam's achievements (CE 2)
Sam received his pilot's certificate and earned $250 each month. This meant he was able to eat fine food and and wear expensive clothes. -
1 world event (WE)
In 1861 the U.S. Civil War starts. -
Pen name
While working for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, he adopts the pen name Mark Twain. -
Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain spent the summers of 1874 and 1875 writing the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He wrote this because it was based on his younger life. -
Mark Twain's dads death (CE 1)
The cause of Sam's fathers death was pneumonia. This caused his mother to pull him out of school in order to work. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer published
He was a famous author, and his most famous book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published in 1876. -
Sam Clemen's inspiration ( I 1)
Sam clemen's worked on a steamboat which probably gave him the idea of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. -
Adeventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain starts his own company and publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. -
Worldwide Lecture Tour
Mark, Livy, and Clara set out on what Mark called " our lecturing raid around the world". This made Mark famous. -
Modern day connection (MD)
Mark Twain was an author and he wrote books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Therefore people read his books now.
