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The Birth of Twain
On November 30, 1835, Samuel Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri, to John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Samuel Clemens was their 6th child. -
A Move of Great Inspiration
Sometime in the year of 1839, Mark Twain's family moved to Hannibal Missouri. This was a frequent stop for riverboats, and young Samuel Clemens longed to become a pilot of one of them. -
A Significant Loss
On March 24, 1847, Mark Twain's Father passed away. This sent the family into financial hardship, and caused Twain to go into work at a young age. -
Exposure to the Path of Writing
In 1851, Samuel Clemens became an apprentice for a printing press. At the press, he worked as a type setter, as well as contributing to several articles and making humorous sketches for the papers. -
Finding a Name
Samuel Clemens began an apprenticeship to become a steamboat captain. Here, Samuel learned many important things about his beloved river. The most important thing he learned, however, would be something that stuck with him his entire life. It was here that he learned of the lingo mark twain, which refers to whether or not the river is deep enough to pass through. This became Samuel Clemens pen name whe he began writing. -
The End of a Passion
On 1861, the Civil War broke out in America. Because of this, shipping along the Mississippi River ended, putting an end to Samuel Clemens's steamboat career. -
A Trip West
In 1862, Mark Twain traveled to Nevada with his brother Orion. There, he tried taking in different jobs. After his previous attempts fell through, be became a reoprter for the Virginia City Daily Territorial Enterprise. -
Twain Leaps into Public's Eye
On November 18, 1865, Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published in the New York Saturday Press. The story became very popular, and brough Twain into the scope of the public eye. -
A Day for Record Books
In 1869, Mark Twain's first book, "The Innocents Abroad," was published. It quickly became a sucessful bestseller, and helped to further Twain's writing career. -
A Child for the Wed
Mark Twain was married to his wife Olivia Langdon. She became an editor of his writings. Later that year, they had their first child, Langdon. -
Twain and Tom
In 1876, one of Mark Twains most popular books was published. This book was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and is still one of his most revered books to this day. -
The Wrong Move
Mark Twain founded his own publishing company. It ended up being a failure and later caused Twain's family to go into financial distress. -
Another Great Sucess
In 1885, Mark Twain published another one of his greatest literary works, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It was a huge sucess like his prior Tom Sawyer.
Twain also published the sucessful biography of Ulysses S. Grant in the same year. -
Europe Bound
In 1891, Mark Twain and his family moved to Europe. This is because the failure of his publishing firm left him in financial problems. It was cheaper for them to live in Europe. -
The End of Twain's Story
On April 10, 1910, Mark Twain passed away at the age of 74.
