Mark Twain timeline-Justin Harvey

By justinhactor
  • Mark Twain is Born

    Mark Twain is Born

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens is born in Florida, Missouri,

  • They move to Hannibal

    The Clemens family moves to Hannibal, Missouri, a riverbank town that is a frequent stop for steamboats traveling the Mississippi.

  • Mark Twain becomes a River Pilot

    Samuel Clemens begins a successful two-year apprenticeship to become a licensed river pilot.
  • "Jumping Frog" is published

    "Jumping Frog" is published

    The short story "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (later "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County") appears in the New York Saturday Press.
  • He meets his Wife

    He meets his Wife

    Twain is introduced to Olivia "Livy" Langdon, the sister of a friend. He is instantly smitten.

  • Twain Founds Publishing Company

    Twain founds his own publishing company, Charles L. Webster & Co. (named after his nephew and co-owner Charles L. Webster). It turns out to be a bad financial move—the company's struggles will eventually ruin his family's finances.
  • He publishes Huck Finn

    He publishes Huck Finn

    In the span of less than a year, Twain publishes both his greatest fiction and non-fiction works: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and a biography of President Ulysses S. Grant.
  • Mark Twain dies

    Mark Twain dies

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