What does it mean?
2006-09-14 23:37:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The author Samuel Clemens took that as his pen name. The term "mark twain" was a water depth measurement...basically when there was mark twain depth then the river was safe for passage. Clemens worked as a river pilot on the old steamboats.
2006-09-14 23:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Shar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something about the steam boats on the Mississippi. Mark-Two. That's all I remember.
2006-09-15 06:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by yourdayscoming 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's an author, everyone has heard of "Tom Sawyer", and a philanthropist. He escaped German occupation and fled to the US.
2006-09-15 06:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shar is 100% correct.
2006-09-15 06:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by LeBlanc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MARK TWICE
2006-09-15 07:59:17 · answer #5 · answered by SOLONX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋