Life on the Mississippi, Part 1. by Mark Twain
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"Life on the Mississippi, Part 1." by Mark Twain is a memoir published in 1883. Twain recounts his youthful experiences training as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the Civil War, learning to navigate the ever-changing waters under veteran pilot Horace Bixby's guidance. The work combines historical context about European exploration of the river with vivid anecdotes of life aboard steamboats, capturing a vanishing era of American river culture with
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Life on the Mississippi, Part 1. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.7 (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. | 8471 |
| Release Date | Jul 8, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 26, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 481 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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