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Mark Twain
is born.In 1846,
when he was 11 his father died of pneumonia so he quit school and became a printer’s
apprentice with the Hannibal Journal to help support his family.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1876)His first claim to fame was an article “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County" that he wrote in 1865 for
the New York Saturday Press. It became an instant success and allowed him to
secure a job with the Sacramento Union. The Sacramento Union commissioned him to visit the Sandwich Islands
(now known as the state of Hawaii) to write the first of a series of travelogues that became nationally popular.
The following year he traveled to the Mediterranean, Europe and the Middle East.Mark Twain
dies.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
(1889)The Dandy Frightening the Squatter
(1852)Old Times on the Mississippi
(1875)In 1848 he became a printer’s apprentice for
P. Ament’s Missouri Courier.The Private History of the Campaign That Failed (1885)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), his most famous work.The Innocents Abroad
(1869)Jean, his daughter,
died.Mark Twain had an interesting and diverse literary career.
He wrote a total of 28 books along with essays, articles, and short stories.
Because he quit school, he learned from life experiences.
From his experience as a licensed river pilot, he chose the pen name by which he his best known - Mark Twain.
The term “mark twain” means it is safe to sail because the water’s depth is two fathoms, or 12 feet.
“Mark one” is six feet, “mark ta-ree” is 18 feet, and “mark four” is 24 feet.When he was in St. Louis he became fascinated with river boating.
He became a steamboat pilot in 1859 after befriending Horace E. Biby,
a steamboat pilot, and memorizing over 2000 miles of riverbed.
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