Mark Twain1

A detailed Summary of Mark Twain1

John Tomlinson Phenom6969@aol.com

Samuel Clemens, better known by his pin name Mark Twain, was perhaps one of

the most infantile writers this country will ever have. He accomplished allot throughout his

life, and was able to travel around the world and live many adventures of his own. He also

spent some good time exposing the inhumanities of slavery and the bad treatment of

Chinese immigrants. So not only was he a very good writer but he was also cared about

When Samuel Clemens was twelve years old, his father died. After his death

Clemens went to become a printers apprentice. His boyhood dream while growing up

along the banks of the Mississippi River was to one day become a steamboat salesman,

and ride along the river all day up and down the stream. Clemens had this goal achieve

travel the world and make money giving lectures which then made him a world celebrity.

prices. While Twain was away from the public life though, he was hard at work at home

stay there he went back to the states and began giving the Sandwich Island lectures in

labeled “ Innocence Abroad”. Through many writers Twain was slowly becoming our

which he sold out crowds all over the place. While Twain was traveling the nation with his

telephone and began investing in many inventions, trying to make money off of many plans

lectures he decided to take place on the first Trans Atlantic pleasure cruise where he met

pushed Clemens out west in search of gold but ended up becoming a reporter for the

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Category: English

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