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Mark Twain Was Born
Samuel Langhorne Clemens also known as Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri, to Jane and John Marshall Clemens. He was born at the same time of Halley's comit. -
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Mark Twain's Life
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Clemens Family Moves
Mark Twain and his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, his dad died 8 years later. He spent most of his childhood in his boyhood home, being surrounded by the instuition of slavery. -
Apprentice at Hannibal Courier newspaper
Twain apprenticed to Joseph Ament at the Hannibal Courier newspaper at the age of 12. When he was 15 he began to draw sketches and worked as a typesetter for the Hannibal Journal, owned by his older brother. -
Twain Left Hannibal
When he was 18 he left Hannibal and moved all over, working as a printer in NY, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. He educated himself in Libraries and joined the printers union. -
Mark Twain became apprentice river pilot
He encouraged his brother henry to work on steamboats, which lead to his brother's death on 1858. Twain was devestated, but continued on to earn his license. -
Twain Headed West to California
1864 Twain went to northern California, visiting Calavaras County before settling in San
Francisco., where he began working for San Francisco Call Newspaper. He wrote "Jim
Smiley and His Jumping Frog" which was published in New York Saturday Press. He Also worked for Sacramento Union. -
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” was published, and he moved to Washington D.C., where he met his future wife Olivia Langdon. -
Marries Olivia Langdon
Married Olivia Langdon in Elmira. Works as an editor and writer at Buffalo Express where he has part interest. His first book, The Innocents Abroad, is published. -
The Gilded Age
Twain publishes his novel The Gilded Age. -
Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is published. -
Twain Founds Publishing Company
His company was named, Charles L. Webster & Co. It was later known to be the problem of his future financial situation -
Huckleberry Finn
Twain publishes both his greatest works which were The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and a biography of President Ulysses S. Grant. -
Last Novel Published
Pudd'nhead Wilson, is published. Twain's publishing company Charles L. Webster & Co., finally goes bank-rupt. -
Mark Twain Dies
Mark Twain dies at the age of 74 at his home in Redding, Connecticut. At the same time Halley's comet came around again.
