No, in fact, Mark Twain's wife was an abolitionist. Her father was a leader in the abolition movement. When he was growing up as Samuel Clemens, however, his birth family did own a slave.
Mark Twain's family did own slaves. Twain's father owned one slave for a short period of time before he was liberated by a local minister. Although Mark Twain grew up in a slave-holding family, he later became a vocal critic of slavery and racism.
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Mark twain liked visiting libraries as a youngster.
November 30th 1835
Mark Twain's first job was as a typesetter.
Susy Clemens, Mark Twains favored daughter.
Mark Twain's pseudonym was his pen name, as an American writer and humorist, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is better known by the pen name Mark Twain.
Mark Twain's children mainly grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, where the family home was located. They also spent time in other parts of the United States and Europe as Twain traveled for his writing and speaking engagements.
The real name of the American author Mark Twain was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910).
Both Mark Twains and Thomas Eakins works portrayed a realistic view of the American life style.
He suggests that Shakespeare was prepared for death.
Mark Twain's real first name was Samuel. He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
mark twains parens were two farmers that worked very hard to support their 7 children which 3(including twain) lived past childhood. sory, but i don't know the parents names. i am hot29!