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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Twain, Mark

Twain, Mark
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Biographical Sketch Of Mark Twain

In order to make anything out of himself, Mark Twain had to struggle with
his environment from the beginning. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in the
one-horse village of Florida, Missouri, in 1835, he rose to become a world
famous writer, lecturer and traveler before he died in 1910. Most of his
success was due to a combination of indomitable drive, unceasing energy, and
maximum use of his own talent.

Basic Facts:

The basic facts of Twain's life are well known. Four years after he was
born, the family moved to Hannibal, ...

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