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Life on the Mississippi.: is a memoir by Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Life on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the war.OverviewThe book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi". Although Twain was actually 21 when he began his training, he uses artistic license to make himself seem somewhat younger,

Book Details

  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: Jul 24th, 2020
  • Pages: 246
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.00in - 7.99in - 0.52in - 1.09lb
  • EAN: 9798669164645
  • Categories: • General

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