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Birth of an Author
Mark Twain was born under the name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Missouri. In his early yearss his father owned a store and he was also a justice of peace. -
Child with No Father
In the year of 1847, Samuel Clemens's father passes way due to a specific illness. He died in Missouri in their home. Clemens always claimed his father was a bitter man and did not interact with the family much. The exact date he died is unknown although it was in 1847. -
Early Work
Samuel Clemens began his first job for thr Missouri Courier as a printer in 1847. His eldest brother persuaded him tnto doing then and then Clemens eventually worked for his brother. -
Civil War Duty
In 1861, Clemens felt that it was his duty to help serve in the Civil War. He planned to show his loyalty to the south. Although, he was only a soldier for two weeks. -
Mark Twain's Birth
Samuel Langhorne Clemens changes his name to Mark Twain soon after he loses all f his money. He borrowed his new name from a Mississippi steamboat pilot of whom he used to work with. -
Gambling Loss
Samuel Clemens planned to get rich. So he gambled as much ad as often as he could. He soon lost a majority of his money and was out of his job. -
Love of His Life
Mark Twain found the love of his life, Livy Langdon, because she was a sister of one of his friends while he was sailing across the Middle East. Her parents did not approve of him since she comes from a wealthy family while his was less fortunate. Livy thought otherwise and they were soon married. -
Life with Children
Mark Twain and his wife Livy have their first born and they name him Langdon. Langdon dies of illness a year later and then the couple have three more kids and they all are girls. Their names were Clara, Susy, and Jean Clemens. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain wrote one of his most well-known books, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and had it publishes in 1876. He started writing it years earlier but ran out of ideas but then finished it after his time off. -
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain publishes his greatest book yet, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He writes it throughout many years because he ran out of ideas (Just like he did for Tom Sawyer). -
Twain's First Loss
Twain's daughter, Susy, dies at the age of 24 of spinal menigitis. Twain was most upset about this because he was out of the country at the time of her passing. -
Livys' Loss
In 1904, Twain's wife Livy, dies of illness. She was sick for a long time and travled along with Twain while she was ill and it soon became worse. -
Activities
Mark Twain spent most of his time playing billiards, cards with his neighbors, and reading different stories. He was quite bitter in his later years but he always kept busy. He did so until his death. -
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Later Years
Twain always was stayed in bed in his years after he losy Livy. He always had something to do though. -
Unfinished Tales
Mark Twain wrote a lot of books on his free time but he never was able to finish them. He could no t concentrate on his writings so he started them and never completed them. -
Jean's Death
One of Mark Twain's other daughters dies of sever epilepsy in 1909 when she was only 29 years old. She passed away in her sleep but weeks before she had attempted to murder her housekeeper. -
Death
In 1910, Mark Twain dies in his home. He dies of his own old age and he had a long and successful life. All of his books that he finished were liked everywhere and Mark Twain shall always be remember as a classic American author.
