Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens, who was born on November 30th, 1835. Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist and humorist, who won many awards for his two most famous pieces: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Adventures of Tom Sawyer". He was born in the city of Florida, Missouri. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri. When his father died in 1847, he began working as a printer for his …showed first 75 words of 359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 359 total…wealth due to poor financial decisions and the attempt at trying to establish his own firm. In order to help him recover from this downfall, he started a world lecture tour. He toured countries such as New Zealand, Australia, India, and South Africa. During this tour he wrote several books as well as a slew of essays. After his wife and second daughter had died, his career went downhill. His life ended on April 21st, 1910.