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 Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) ? 1835: Birth, in Missouri 1858-1861: Steamboat pilot 1865: Jumping Frog—National fame 1870: Marriage, wife--Olivia Langdon 1870s-1890s: golden age for writing 1890s-1900s: Tragedy-- Bankruptcy, his wife, one son and two daughters died 1910: Death, in Connecticut，75-year-old Jobs: printer’s apprentice→printer→steamboat pilot →Confederate guerilla→gold miner→timber speculator →journalist→reporter﹠lecturer→writer﹠publisher   3 phases: ① 1860s—earlier 1870s: