The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calavers County Analysis

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Mark Twains real name was "Sameul Langhorne Clemes" and he was born on November 30, 1835 and died April 21, 1910 at the age 75,Mark was born and grew up in Hannibal Missouri. He worked for his older brother Orion Clemens in a newspaper company. Where he typed newspaper articles,then he moved to Neveda to be with his brother.

When he moved he tried to mine that was very unsuccessful, but the he went to Virginia city and worked as a journalist for the company Territorial Enterprise. In 1865 and started to write his first humorous story. "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" His first story gave a lot attention global wide and was even published in Greek and many other countries. Mark earned medals from great rulers and presidents

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