Mark Twain Timeline

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  • Birth and Backstory

    Birth and Backstory
    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was born in Florida, MO.

  • Twain's Hometown

    Twain's Hometown
    Mark Twain was born in the town of Florida and raised in the small town of Hannibal, MO. Twain lived in Hannibal until he was 17 years old.

  • San Fransisco Bound

    San Fransisco Bound
    Twain moved to San Francisco in 1864, still as a journalist, and met writers such as Bret Harte and Artemus Ward.

  • Twain's First Story

    Twain's First Story
    Mark Twain's first story was "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," His first novel was Innocents Abroad.

  • Tom Sawyer is Born

    Tom Sawyer is Born
    Thomas Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer, Detective.

  • Mark Twains Death

    Mark Twains Death
    Mark Twain unfortunately died from a heart attack on Apr 21, 1910.