MARK TWAIN

BACK GROUND

• Born Nov. 30, 1835
• Samuel Langhorns Clemens
• John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens
• Florida, mo

As a child

• kept inside due to health
• Fater was a Judge
• Age 9 recovered
• Private school
• father died of pneumonia 12

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• At age 13 dropped out of school
• printer's apprentice
• At 14 he joined his brother
• printer and editorial assistant
• found his love for writing

TEENAGE YEARS..

• Age 17 he went to st. louis
• river pilot's apprentice
• 1858 fully licensed river pilot
• Mark Twain (safe to navigate)

adult

• 1861 reporter all over United State
• 1870 married Olivia Langdon
• 4 children
• 1 died a baby (19) 2 in their 20s(24,26)
• Clara died at 88 and 1 child

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CHILDRENS NAMES

• Susy clemens
• Jean clemens
• Clara clemens
• Langdon clemens

SUSY CLEMENS March 19, 1872 -- August 18, 1896

JEAN CLEMENS July 26, 1880 -- December 24, 1909

CLARA CLEMENS JUNE 8, 1874 -- NOVEMBER 19, 1962

LANGDON CLEMENS DIED AT 19 MONTHS

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• No living descendants
• ended with Clara's daughter

Being of Fame

• The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County
• Nov. 18, 1865
• The Innocents Abroad
• published 1869
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876

Continued...

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885
• 28 books
• April 21, 1910
• Every 3rd weekend in May is the Fair
• Calavaras County

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1872

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