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     Samuel Clemens based his works on things that occurred throughout
his personal
life. He gained many interests and talents while on the Mississippi
River that contributed
to his writings.
     Samuel Clemens was born on November
30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He was
two months premature. AT the time
of his birth, Haley's comet was in the sky. Four
years after Clemens was
born, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri. He grew up there
on the Mississippi
River. The river supported some of the happiest moments in his life.
     Clemens
was the fifth child in the family of John and Jane Clemens. The first seven
years
of his life, he was under the supervision of his mother and the family physician,
Dr.
Hugh, because of being sick. At age nine, though, Clemens was known to
be grown up.
In 1847, his father died. He began to carry our adult responsibilities
now at age 12. He
began working and running errands to contribute to the
family. After his father died, the
family began to have bad financial problems.
When Clemens turned seventeen, he was
ready to be on his own, He began to
write stories and sketches for newspapers. He
supported himself for the next
two years. He also decided to go east ward from Hannibal
to work on printing
jobs. (Miller, Dwyer, Wood, 259)
     He enrolled in school at age four. He
was well-behaved and disciplined in school.
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