Who was Mark Twain?
Mark Twain was just an average boy in the Country until he became one of the most famous American writers of all time.
He was born in the interestingly named city of Florida, Missouri in 1835. His dad died while Twain, or Clemens at the time,
was only a teen. He would join a printing press company as an apprentice soon after that (it was the 1800s after all).
Then, later on in his life he would work for a newspaper where he would write articles every chance he could get.
He was born in the interestingly named city of Florida, Missouri in 1835. His dad died while Twain, or Clemens at the time,
was only a teen. He would join a printing press company as an apprentice soon after that (it was the 1800s after all).
Then, later on in his life he would work for a newspaper where he would write articles every chance he could get.
Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens. He later changed his name after the call that the water for the riverboat was deep enough: "Mark Twain." Along his career of writing he wrote countless articles and published over 28 books. He built his following off of books like "Tom Sawyer", and "Huck Finn." The more books he published, the more popular he got. He was very politically active and wrote articles that displayed his pro-imperialist stance.
However, after going on a trip to imperialized countries his view of imperialism completely changed. He saw firsthand what imperialism was really doing to these countries. When he came back from his trip he was a full-on Anti-Imperialist, which he made clear in his interviews and through writing. |
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Twain was even chosen to be one of the first and highest members of the Anti-Imperialist League. The Anti-Imperialist League was a group of Americans who fought against American imperialism. Mark Twain was one of the highest members, and he would never stop voicing his opinions.
Strong beliefs against American Imperialism may have rooted with Mark Twain himself. Without his voice people may have been oblivious to what was really happening. Without his voice, we may not have ever seen American Imperialism as such a bad thing.
Strong beliefs against American Imperialism may have rooted with Mark Twain himself. Without his voice people may have been oblivious to what was really happening. Without his voice, we may not have ever seen American Imperialism as such a bad thing.