MARK TWAIN (1835-1910)
Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens, was born in 1835 in the town of Florida, Missouri. Mark was a very busy man throughout his life. One of his first jobs was a steamboat pilot which lasted until the Civil War in America. After this job, he started his writing days as newspaper reporter in 1863. Between 1870 & 1890, Twain wrote his most well known books. These books were,"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn","The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,"The Prince & the Pauper" and,"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court".
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