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Samuel L.Clemens Birth
mark twain in Missouri his father was john marshell and his mom was Jane lampton Clemens -
Change of Homes and Death in the Family
Because of poverty the family had to move houses when sam was young but after his father died the family moved back to there old home. -
Samuel L.Clemens start in Writing
Sams older brother purchased the Western Union newspaper. This lead sam to create two sketches to the Saturday evening post. -
Sam leaving Hannibal
Sam left to become a journeyman printer in St. Louis -
Pilot
In the beginning of the year Sam became an impenitence to Captain Horace Bixby of the Paul Jones. After two years he got his licence pilot on a number of steam boats. But when the civil war started his river days ended. -
Settling Down
After a short time Sam settled down and became a reporter for the Nevada's Territorial Enterprise -
Mark Twain
this is the first time Sam used the famous name. -
leaving for California
in 1864 Sam left to go to California. Shortly after moving Sam got a job at the Sacramento Union. -
Lectures
While working for the Sacramento Union he made a lecture about Hawaii after he made a trip there. About a year after that Sam traveled to new York but on the way he made some time for some lectures in the mid West. -
First Book
In 1868 he got his first contract for a book. The name of the book was The Innocents Abroad which came out a year later. -
His Family
Sam Engaged to Olivia Louise on February 4, after a year of marriage the had a son who died in infancy (in 1872). after the death of the child they had another kid and her name was Susy (march 19 1872). Another two years past they had another child named Clara (June 6 1874). There last child was named Jean (july 26 1880). -
His Invention
In 1873 he got a patent for a self pasting scrapbook, the money he made off of this went towards the making of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer which was published in 1876. -
Mississippi from New Orleans
Sam made a trip from Mississippi to New Orleans to help refresh his memory to help make the book called Life on the Mississippi Which was published in 1883 -
Unsettling times for the Clemens
The Clemens Publishing firm was facing bankruptcy following the Panic of 1893. This lead Sam to travel for twelve months to help pay off the the debts. In 1897 he was able to pay off all of his debts. -
Tragic Times
On august 18 1896 his daughter died of meningitis. his wife dies in 1904. -
Samuel L.Clemens Death
On April 21 he dies of complications and is buried in his wife's family plot.
