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Mark Twain was Born
Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri as Samuel Clemens. -
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Mark Twain's Lifespan
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Moved to Hannibal, Missouri
This was the place that inspired Huckleberry Finn. -
Begins work at Hannibal Gazette
Here he worked as a journeyman printer and made his first sketches. -
Cub-Pilot
Mark became a cub-pilot and spent next two years learning the river. -
Moves to Nevada
Mark moves to Nevada with his brother when the civil war started. -
Leaves Nevada
He was forced to leave Nevada for breaking dueling laws and goes to San Francisco. There he writes for news and magazines. -
Writes " Jim Smiley and his Jumping Frog"
This publication gained interest in eastern magazines. -
First Lecture
Twain went to Hawaii to report on a shipwreck as a correspondnent for the Sacramento Alta Californian. He gave his first public lecture. -
Best Seller
He wrote the best seller The Innocents Abroad the same year he got engaged to his wife Livy. -
The Gilded Age
He publishes The Gilded Age this year. -
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer was published ths year. -
Life on the Mississippi
He publishes Life on the Mississipi this year. -
Huck FInn
Publishes the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in London. -
Leaves America
Mark Twain moves to Europe due to financial problems. -
Publishing Company Goes Bankrupt
His publishing company Charles L. Webster & Co fails and he goes bankrupt. -
Goes on Tour
He goes on a world wide lecture tour to fix his financial situation. -
Dies
Mark Twain dies at Stormfield.