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 * Born: November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri
 * Died: April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut

Interesting facts about Mark Twain?
 * His real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and "Mark Twain" is actually one of his pen names, along with "Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass".
 * He was born during a sighting of Halley's Comet and died the next time it came, 75 years later.
 * Mark Twain published more than 30 books during his career.

Childhood/Family life: Twain, or Clemens, was born in Florida, Missouri. His father was a country merchant at the time. Clemens was one of six siblings; however, three of his siblings died while they were children. When Clemens was four years old, the family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, where he actually got the idea for the setting of his two most famous writings, //Adventures of Tom Sawyer// and //Adventures of Huckleberry Finn//. His father died from pneumonia when Clemens was only eleven years old. When he was twelve, he began to work as a printer's apprentice, which led to his job of a printer when he turned eighteen. While he was a printer, Clemens traveled to many different cities for his work.

His personality: Clemens had a personality that was funny, energetic, and ambitious. He loved writing about adventures to keep the author interested and entertained while they read all of his stories. He also had a lot of perseverance, which came into play while he wrote stories and articles for many to read.

Famous books by Clemons:
 * The Prince and the Pauper
 * The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
 * The Adventures of Colonel Sellers
 * A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
 * The American Claimant
 * Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

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