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The Life of Mark Twain
This timeline is a summary of Samuel L Clemen's (Mark Twain) life. -
Mark Twain is Born
Samuel Langhorne Clemens is born in Florida, Missouri. His parents, John and Jane Clemens, had a total of six children, with Twain being the sixth child. -
Twain Moves to Hannibal
Mark Twain and his family move to Hannibal. Twain lived their from when he was four until he was seventeen years old. -
Twain's Father Dies
Twain's father dies in 1847 suddenly. Twain stopped schooling at the age of twelve to begin working and providing for his family. Twain became a printer in a local store. -
Twain Begins His Career
At the age of fifteen Mark Twain still works as a printer, but begins to occasionally write and edit. -
Twain Begins His Dream Job
At the age of twenty-one, Twain begins learning to pilot a steam boat. By 1859, Twain is a licsensed pilot, but his dream job ends in 1861 at the start of the Civil War. -
Twain Enters the War
Twain enters the Civil War, but only for a few weeks. After leaving the army Twain heads toward Nevada, where he lives for 5 years. -
Twain's Big Break
In 1865 Mark Twain got his big break and published "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". -
Mark Twain Settles Down
Twain marries 24-year-old Olivia Langdon. They settle in Buffalo and have four kids. -
The Advenutre's of Tom Sawyer
In 1876 Twain published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Later, in 1889, Twain published his first science fiction novel Conneticut Yankee in King Aruthur's Court -
Twain's Life Hits a Rough Patch
In 1896 Twain's daughter dies at 24 because of spinal meningitus.
His next child dies in 1909 due to a heart attack, before the heart attack his child was diagnosed with epilepsy and attempted to kill her maid twice. -
Twain's Wife Dies
In 1904 Mark Twain's beloved wife died after long term illness. After her death Twain became extremely bitter. -
Mark Twain Dies
Mark Twain dies in April of 1910 due to heart attack. He still lives on today as a famous American writer.
