"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," written by Mark Twain in 1865, is an American short story in which Twain portrays the era of the American Wild West during the gold rush of the mid nineteenth century. ... "(Oakland museum of California) In Twain's short story, Jum Smiley was known to bet on anything from horse racing to cat fights, dog fights, which bird would fly off the fence first, and frog jumping. ... He ketched a frog one day, and took him home, and said he cal'klated to edercate him; and so he never done nothing for three months but set in his back yard and ...

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He took his gambling to an extreme when he decided he would take countless time out of his life to train a frog to be the longest jumping frog in the country. ... He finally finishes training the frog and is ready to show him off and start winning money. He challenges a man, thinking he is going to win, since he trained his frog, and no one can beat him. ... To his surprise after coming back with a frog for his opponent, his amazing jumping frog doesn't budge when push came to shove. ... It gets to a point where he's wasting precious time of a short life with a frog, training him...

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He had many unique experiences before his first book, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was published in 1867, including stints as a printer, a steamboat pilot, a gold prospector, a journalist in Nevada and San Francisco during the height of the Gold Rush, and a renowned lecturer, known for his story-telling and stage presence. ...

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Mark Twain was greatly known for his moralistic and humorous writing. It was often ironic writing that exposed corruption and hypocrisy while examining small-town life in America during the 19th century. A great example of his writing would be, "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg." He uses all of his...

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Mark Twain was greatly known for his moralistic and humorous writing. It was often ironic writing that exposed corruption and hypocrisy while examining small-town life in America during the 19th century. A great example of his writing would be, "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg." He uses all of his...

• Word Count: 1459
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• Grade Level: High School

Samuel Clemens or Mark Twain his pen name for which he is better known by is considered one of the greatest American writers and philosophers of all time. His works are famous worldwide and nearly everybody can name at least one of his works. Some of his most famous works are The Adventures of To...

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