Mark Twain Himself

“The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.” — Mark Twain

“Always do right; this wil gratify some people and astonish the rest.”– Mark Twain

 

Sources:

www.wow4u.com/mtwain/index.html

www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/photos.htm

Mark Twain: Quotes

Here are some quotes from Mark Twain what he has wrote.

• Education: “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
• Courage: “There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.”
• Friendship: “The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.”
• Success: “Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.”

You could say that those were funny or mean or both or none. But what really got me thinking is this quote,

• Education: “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”

It got me thinking. Reply if you maybe explaine it to me because it sounds like a really good quote to keep in mind. There are more quotes to look up in this Article.

 

Source: quotations.about.com/od/marktwainquotes/tp/10_mark_twain.htm

fast facts about: Mark Twain

Here are some extraordinary facts about Mark Twain, I got amazed by reading this.

• As a riverboat pilot, Twain earned about $150 to $250 a month, now that is a lot of money back then.
• Prior to adopting Mark Twain as his pen name, Samuel Clemens wrote under the pen name Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass for a number of humorous pieces that he contributed to the “Keokuk Post”.
• From 1901 until his death in 1910, Mark Twain was vice president of the American Anti-imperialist League.
• During the Civil War, Twain formed a Confederate militia known as the “Marion Rangers.” The militia disbanded after approximately two weeks.
• Haley’s Comet was visible in the sky on the night that Mark Twain was born and passed away.

These are only a few of facts that I found in this Article. This got me thinking that he had a lot of adventures of what he has done to America  and was a very lucky man. I learned much better in this article because that was the official web-site.  These was really interesting to read and blog about him because I did not know much about him but what intrigued me was his fun books he made.

 

Source: cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/facts.htm

Mark Twain: Influence on American writers

Mark Twain, a famous American writer, made a great influence in American literature and has inspire many writer. Ernest Hemingway stated that “all modern American literature comes from … HUCKLEBERRY FINN.” I agree with him because that books was one of the famous books he ever wrote, in my opinion. Another Co-Author “Flag of our Fathers” Felt the influence of Mark Twain early on. He says, “When I was a little boy in Hannibal,” says Powers, “{Twain} was a mythic figure to me. His books and a bust of him were all over my friend Dulany Winkler’s house, and I spent a lot of time there. Seeing that a guy from Hannibal made it in the world lodged in my consciousness. I have carried Hannibal and Twain round in my head all my life.” For more info, go to this article.

Nawotka, Edward. “The destiny of Ron Powers: making the case for Mark Twain.” Publishers Weekly 252.38 (Sept 26, 2005): 41(2). Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale. Anoka Hennepin ISD 11. 26 May 2009
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Mark Twain and Slavery

A background information on his father was that he was a judge, but he was also traded in slaves at times. His uncle, John Quarles, owned 20 slaves so Mark Twain witnessed the practice of slavery first-hand whenever he spent summers at his uncle’s place. Where too, witnessed a brutal murder of a slave.

In “The Lowest Animal,” Mark Twain wrote: “Man is the only Slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and has always held other slaves in bondage under him in one way or another. In our day he is always some man’s slave for wages, and does that man’s work; and this slave has other slaves under him for minor wages, and they do his work. The higher animals are the only ones who exclusively do their own work and provide their own living.”

Source:

classiclit.about.com/od/marktwainfaqs/f/faq_mtwain_slav.htm

Mark Twain and his family

Twain Entertains

 

Other than writing articles and books, Mark Twain joyed his audiences with his public lectures about the “far-flung” places he had visited on his travels. Most of all, the people were eager to hear about his trips to the exotic places. He attended well performances, Twain never failed to amuse. Twain also wrote about them, he released his book called The Gilded Age. It was about satire of the very wealthy people of the time. If you have never read any of Mark Twain’s works, try reading A Conneticut Yankee, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer because they will make you laugh.

Source: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/writers/twain/humorist_1

Mark Twain’s works…”story time”

So far this are the books of Mark Twain’s works and he did lots of them. These are only a few books that I searched, but there must be even more books that he did. One of my favorite books or actually two of my favorite books is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain is considered by many to be one of the greatest American authors who ever lived.Twain first started writing when he was only 12 years old! After working as an apprentice to a printer, he set out on his own when he was just 18 and traveled all over the country. He became a full-time writer and changed his name to Mark Twain. You can click on the following book titles to see and you can also read If you want to.

“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” – Mark Twain 
“Innocents Abroad” – Mark Twain 
“Innocents Abroad”: Text & Resources – Mark Twain 
“Old Times on the Mississippi” – Mark Twain 
“Plymouth Rock & the Pilgrims” – Mark Twain (1881) 
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (Illustrated) – Mark Twain 
“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” – Mark Twain 
“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” – Mark Twain 
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” – Mark Twain 
“The Prince & The Pauper” – Mark Twain

Glass, Charles. “Inventing Mark Twain: The Lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.(book re views).” New Statesman (1996). 19 Sep 1997. 44(2). eLibrary. Proquest CSA. ANOKA-HENNEPIN IND SCH DIST 11. 29 Apr 2009. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com&gt;.

Further into my research.

Depression of Twain in later life after the death of his wife and children, Background on the Clemens family and their economic struggle. Mark Twain’s last 15 years were filled with public honors, including degrees from Oxford and Yale. Probably the most famous American of the late 19th century. It seems that Mark Twain was a pretty intellingent man and famous because of his books. This is probably the important thing that I learned in this article.

MLA Citation:

Frost, Bob. Mark Twain. Vol. 6. Ser. 10.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens or as his pen name, Mark Twain was know as the father of literature. He attracted me most because I have read two of his books that are favorite to me are
“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”
Mark Twain was born in Florida and 1865, at that time, it was a slave state. This impact America because he made books of children after the civil war time. I am hoping to learn about what was his life was about and what other books he made.