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About Mark
Mark Twains real names was Samuel Langhorn Clemens. He was the sixth out of seven kids and he was born 2 months premature. He was born on the night of Haleys Comet. -
Father
John Clemens, he was a merchant, lawyer, and slave owner. -
Mother
Jane Clemens was a presbeterian, loved dancing and music. -
Born
Mark Twain was born in Monroe County Florida. -
Interesting Facts About Twain
Known as the funniest man on Earth, he could entertain any audience. He was a natural born writer and storyteller. He also spoke the voice of the American people. -
Twains Motto
He said "I am not an American, I am the American." -
Moving Around
Clemens moved to Hanibal, Mississippi. -
Growing Up
There were 100 people in the village Twain grew up in. He lived in a thousand places but only called two places home, Missouri and Connecticut. -
Jobs Growing Up
Twain worked as a printers apprentice when he was growing up. He wrote newspaper stories, plays, autobiographies, poems and books. -
Marks Friends
Twains best friend was the son of the town drunk, his name was Tom Blankenship. -
Marks Mischief
Tom and Mark would sneak out at night and signal each other with sounds. -
Father Dies
John Clemens dies of pneumonia. -
Pilot License
Mark gets his pilots license and starts to make 250 dollars a month. -
Diseases and Death
Marks brother and sister died of childhood diseases, Mark convinced his brother to join him on a ship and his brother ended up dying when his ship burned up. -
Mother Dies
Jane dies of natural causes. -
Twains Accomplishments
He had completed 10 novels, along with many other books that were never published. -
Mark Dies
Mark dies of old age.