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Mark Twain’s Autobiography

Mark Twain’s Autobiography. Tom Fischer. Samuel Clemens. Born November 30, 1835 in Hannibal, Missouri Died April 21, 1910 in Redding , Connecticut Son of John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton Clemens 6 siblings, 3 survived childhood: Orion, Pamela, Henry Married to Olivia Langdon in 1870

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Mark Twain’s Autobiography

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  1. Mark Twain’s Autobiography Tom Fischer

  2. Samuel Clemens • Born November 30, 1835 in Hannibal, Missouri • Died April 21, 1910 in Redding , Connecticut • Son of John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton Clemens • 6 siblings, 3 survived childhood: Orion, Pamela, Henry • Married to Olivia Langdon in 1870 • Had 3 daughters: Susy, Clara, and Jean

  3. Early Life • Father died in 1847, when Clemens was 11 • 1851- Clemens worked as typesetter, contributor for Hannibal Journal • Became steam boat pilot in 1859 after studying for 2 years, worked until 1861 • Steam boat pilots made $250 a month (over $6,000 a month in todays money)

  4. Later Life • Fought for the Confederacy for a few weeks during the Civil War • Wrote “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in 1865 • Wrote “Tom Sawyer” in 1876, “Huck Finn” in 1885 • Began dictating his biography in 1906

  5. Autobiography • Dictated to stenographer from 1906-1910 • Thought dictation would lead to a more natural flow/tone • Required it not be published for 100 years after his death due to his frank nature over controversial subjects • Tried several times to write in a chronological order • Found his best approach was “Wander at your free will all over your life; talk only about the thing that interests you at the moment; drop it at the moment its interest starts to pale.”

  6. Autobiography Continued • Published by University of California Press • “Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1” • Not first time the autobiography has been published • Previous editions were published in 1924, 1940, and 1959 • Passages thought to be offensive were cut, it was rearranged into a chronological order • Listened to Twains daughter Clara, who wanted to protect her fathers image

  7. Passages • On Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the US “Theodore Roosevelt is one of the most impulsive men in existence… He flies from one thing to another with incredible dispatch… Each act of his, and each opinion expressed, is likely to abolish or controvert some previous act or expressed opinion…”

  8. Passages Continued • On Thanksgiving “Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for-annually, not oftener- if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians…”

  9. Bibliography • Works Cited • "Mark Twain." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_twain>. • NY Times. "Excerpts From the 'Auotbiography of Mark Twain'" Nytimes.com. NY Times, 9 July 2010. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. • Rohter, Larry. "Dead for a Century, Twain Says What He Meant." Nytimes.com. NY Times, 9 July 2010. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. • "Theodore Roosevelt Riding a Moose. - Photo - LIFE." LIFE - Your World in Pictures. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://www.life.com/image/53381173>. • Twain, Mark. "'The Autobiography Of Mark Twain': Satire To Spare : NPR." NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. Web. 11 Apr. 2011. <http://www.npr.org/2010/11/12/131268307/-the-autobiography-of-mark-twain-satire-to-spare>.

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