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He was born in Florida, Missouri. His real name was Sam Clemens.
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Mark Twain's dad died, forcing his family to move back to his child hood home.
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Twain's brother bought a newspaper, where Twain edited the paper. Twain then started sketches for another newspaper for no pay. He then became an apprentice for a printer.
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Twain becomes an apprentice on a steamboat in 1857, and the in 1859 he became a licensed pilot of his own steamboat.
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Mark Twain became a miner for a short period of time. Then shortly after became a reporter
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Mark twain was first used as a pen name on Enterprise.
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Twain gets married to Olivia Langdon in 1869. He publishes his first book "The innocents abroad" his son is born November 7th 1870, and his son died two years later.
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Twain visited his mother who was sick, and later died.