Mark Twain's Life
Kim Mackey 7th period
birth
Born nov.30,1835
Sixth child
Born with different name
Name is samaul longhorn
Father was a poor provider
early childhood
Moved when he was 4 years old
Moved to Hannibal mo.
Father died when samaul was 12
Played hookie a lot
Had 5 siblings
careers
In 1857 was a river boat pilote
Wrote a book about his time as a river boat pilote
Book was called "life on the Mississippi"
Stopped being a river boat pilote because of civil war
Became a reporter
family
Marred in 1870
Wife was Olivia longdon
Olivia helped with writing
Had 4 kids
Kids were Landon Clara Suzy Jean
hobbies
- Writing
- Boating
- Hookie as a kid
- Smoking
- Billards