Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

"Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain is a memoir and travel book published in 1883. It recounts Twain's experiences as a young steamboat pilot's apprentice on the Mississippi River before the Civil War, detailing the art of navigating the ever-changing waters. The second half chronicles his return journey decades later, observing how railroads, growing cities, and time have transformed the river and its culture. Blending personal history with tall tales and social commentary, Twain captures a vanishing era of American river life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Title Life on the Mississippi
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi
Credits Produced by David Widger. Earliest PG text edition produced by Graham Allan
Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Mississippi River -- Description and travel
Subject Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Subject Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River
Subject Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- Mississippi River
Category Text
EBook-No. 245
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 28, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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