If you have not heard of Mark Twain, you must not be an American. Never mind let me re-phrase that; if you have not heard of Mark Twain you must not be alive. I say this because Mark Twain (real name Samuel Clemens) is one of the most famous writers known in history, not just in America but throughout the world as well. His variety of writings, including humorous stories, essays, novels, speeches, and religious fiction made Mark Twain one of the most admired writers of his time and today.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. "Florida was a small town then, a mere village of twenty-one houses located on Salt River. There his father John Clemens established a small business for himself. He was a
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