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Twain's Birth
Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri. -
The Childhood home
Twain and his family moved to his childhood home. -
Poverty strikes
Since poverty hit Twain's family hard, he had to move in with Dr. Grant's family. -
A start in the business
Twain was the editor of the Orian's newspaper. -
A New Name
Mark Twain officially changed his name. -
A New Book
'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' was published. -
The autobiography was created
At this time, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published. The book was so successful, that he gave almost gave half a million dollars to the Grant family. -
Rewarded for hard work
Twain received the honorary doctorate degree at Yale University