![]() In 1857, Clemens started down the Mississippi River. degree from the University of Missouri, and in 1907 his Lit. At age 12, he quit school and became a printer’s apprentice. He had a strong knowledge of math, language, vocabulary, and correct composition. he was interested in knowing facts, information, and figures. He was well-behaved and disciplined in school. ![]() (Miller, Dwyer, Wood, 259) He enrolled in school at age four. He also decided to go east ward from Hannibal to work on printing jobs. He supported himself for the next two years. When Clemens turned seventeen, he was ready to be on his own, He began to write stories and sketches for newspapers. After his father died, the family began to have bad financial problems. He began working and running errands to contribute to the family. He began to carry our adult responsibilities now at age 12. At age nine, though, Clemens was known to be grown up. The first seven years of his life, he was under the supervision of his mother and the family physician, Dr. ![]() Clemens was the fifth child in the family of John and Jane Clemens. The river supported some of the happiest moments in his life. He grew up there on the Mississippi River. At the time of his birth, Haley’s comet was in the sky.įour years after Clemens was born, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri. Samuel Clemens was born on Novemin Florida, Missouri. He gained many interests and talents while on the Mississippi River that contributed to his writings. Samuel Clemens based his works on things that occurred throughout his personal life. ![]()
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