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What was Mark Twain's dream?
his dream is to become a river boat pilot
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For how long did Twain serve as apprentice pilot?
Sam Clemens worked on steam boats. I am not sure he ever received a license to pilot them. If that is what you are asking the answer is none. BUT! Isaiah Sellers was a steam boat captain. One of te Mississippi's finest we are told. He is credited, by S. Clemens, to be the first person to use the name Mark Twain as a writer. He was a captain on the Mississippi for many years. HOWEVER! No record of any of his writing being publish are around any longer. Did I add any mud to the clarity you were asking to obtain on this question?
What famous author took his pen name from a mesurment on a Mississippi river boat?
Samuel Clements aka: Mark Twain
What did Mark Twain want to do in life?
A steamboat pilot
Where did Samuel Clemens get his pen name Mark Twain?
Samuel Clemens got his pen name Mark Twain from boat terminology picked up when he worked on a steamboat. The term "mark twain" refers to a river that is two fathoms deep.
Mark Twain is the pseudonym of what famous American author who wrote the adventures of huckleberry Finn?
"Mark Twain" was a measurement of a certain water depth on a river boat (it basically means "safe water"). Clemens worked on a river boat for a few years as a young man, eventually becoming a pilot himself.
Why did Mark Twain's dad name him?
'Mark Twain' is a pen-name used by writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He worked on the Mississippi River as a steamboat pilot and named himself after the call used when sounding the depth of the river "by the mark twain": meaning that the river was two fathoms deep (6ft) which was a safe depth for the boat to travel.
How much does a boat captain make?
Depends on which River he is running Ohio/Tennessee about 650 a day. Lower Mississippi River around 800 a day.
What is a Tug boat captain pay?
I am a Captain on a Tug that pushes barges and I earn $600.00 a day. I have 25 years of experience.
Why do people shout Mark Twain on riverboats in Louisiana and are apparently doing there job?
It is a river term which means two fathoms or 12-feet when the depth of water for a boat is being sounded. "Mark twain" means that is safe to navigate.
Why did mark twain mother husband to name him?
The name Mark Twain was the pen name for Samuel Clements. His parents had nothing to do with it. He got the name from working on a river boat and would check the depth of the water calling Mark TwIn.
