Mark Twain
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Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for both ''Tom Sawyer'' and ''Huckleberry Finn''. He served an apprenticeship with a printer early in his career, and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to his older brother Orion Clemens' newspaper. Twain then became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, which provided him the material for ''Life on the Mississippi'' (1883). Soon after, Twain headed west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City ''Territorial Enterprise''.
Twain first achieved success as a writer with the humorous story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which was published in 1865; it was based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where Twain had spent some time while he was working as a miner. The short story brought Twain international attention. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction. As his fame grew, Twain became a much sought-after speaker. His wit and satire, both in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
Although Twain initially spoke out in favor of American interests in the Hawaiian Islands, he later reversed his position, going on to become vice president of the American Anti-Imperialist League from 1901 until his death in 1910, coming out strongly against the Philippine-American War and American colonialism. Twain published a satirical pamphlet, "King Leopold's Soliloquy", in 1905 about Belgian atrocities in the Congo Free State.
Twain earned a great deal of money from his writing and lectures, but invested in ventures that lost most of it, such as the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter that failed because of its complexity and imprecision. He filed for bankruptcy in the wake of these financial setbacks, but in time overcame his financial troubles with the help of Standard Oil executive Henry Huttleston Rogers. Twain eventually paid all his creditors in full, even though his declaration of bankruptcy meant he was not required to do so. Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet, and predicted that his death would accompany it as well, dying a day after the comet was at its closest to Earth. Provided by Wikipedia
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Tom Sawyer Abroad and Other Stories. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer, Detective. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Political economy / by Mark Twain. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Autobiography of Mark Twain : the complete and authoritative edition. Harriet Elinor Smith, editor ; associate editors, Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K... by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's book of animals / edited with introduction, afterword, & notes by Shelley Fisher Fishkin ; illustrations by Barry Moser ; text established by The Mark Twain Project, T... by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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A Family Sketch and Other Private Writings. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's helpful hints for good living : a handbook for the damned human race / Mark Twain ; edited by Lin Salamo, Victor Fischer, and Michael B. Frank of the Mark Twain Projec... by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The prince and the pauper : a tale for young people of all ages / by Mark Twain ; with one hundred and ninety-two illustrations. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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1878 / Mark Twain. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer : 135th Anniversary Edition. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Roughing it / by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) ; fully illustrated by eminent srtists. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's Notebooks & Journals : (1855-1873). by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The innocents abroad, or, The new Pilgrim's progress. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer / by Mark Twain ; [illustrated by True Williams]. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's own autobiography : the chapters from the North American review / edited by Michael J. Kiskis. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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