Mark+Twain

Mark Twain Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida. His father John Marshall was a lawyer and his mother was Jane Clemens. Twain married Olivia Langdon and had three children: Olivia susan,langdon, and clara. Twain served time in the army during the civil war which led him to become second lieutenant. Twain's career was being a writer. He first began his career as an printers apprentice, which allowed him to be involved with // Hannibal Journal for two years(1850-52) as a typesetter. Twain normally// used pseudonym to hide his identity. For example he worked in the following projects: //Territorial Enterprise(reporter), Morning Call(reporter), Sacramento Union(correspondent), Daily Morning(correspondent), and Buffalo Express(editor).// Twain wrote the following books that were published: //The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer(1876),The Guilded Age(1873), The prince and the Pauper, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, The American Claimant, and The Mysterious Stranger. Twain has recevieved numerious awards in his life time for example he recieved honorary M.A. from Yale University in 1901; a LL.D from University Of Missouri in 1902. So Twain has written various novels and short stories. Lastly, Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910 from heart disease. Sources:  [|auxarcspublications.garydalecearley.com/.../] [|wa.westfordk12.us/.../ Macdonald/indexAmerica Past and Present text book] [|http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/] [|wa.westfordk12.us/.../ Macdonald/index http://www.marktwainhouse.org/] //