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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......

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