Epaminondas Adrastus Blab, Sergeant Fathom, and Rambler. Samuel found work at the Virginia City newspaper and began using the pen name “Mark Twain.” Other pseudonyms he used as a writer were Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, W.The river trade was negatively affected by the Civil War, so he traveled west to Virginia City, Nevada at the height of the silver rush to become a miner and journalist.“Mark one” is six feet, “mark ta-ree” is 18 feet, and “mark four” is 24 feet. The term “mark twain” means it is safe to sail because the water’s depth is two fathoms, or 12 feet. From his experience as a licensed river pilot, he chose the pen name by which he his best known - Mark Twain.Biby, a steamboat pilot, and memorizing over 2000 miles of riverbed. He became a steamboat pilot in 1859 after befriending Horace E. Louis he became fascinated with river boating. From the ages of 18 to 22 he worked as a printer, traveling from Missouri to New York, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and St.Even though he didn't go to school as a child for very long, he knew that no matter where he went in life, he could still educate himself by life experiences and by reading at the library during the evening.
He continued his work at the Hannibal Journal until 1851, during which time he was made a typesetter and contributed articles and humorous sketches.In 1846, when he was 11 his father died of pneumonia so he quit school and became a printer’s apprentice with the Hannibal Journal to help support his family.