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Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War published in 1883. It is also a travel book, recounting his trips on the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to New Orleans and then from New Orleans to Saint Paul, many years after the war.
- Mark Twain
- 1883
- The River and Its History. THE Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable.
- The River and Its Explorers. LA SALLE himself sued for certain high privileges, and they were graciously accorded him by Louis XIV of inflated memory.
- Frescoes from the Past. APPARENTLY the river was ready for business, now. But no, the distribution of a population along its banks was as calm and deliberate and time-devouring a process as the discovery and exploration had been.
- The Boys' Ambition. WHEN I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village {footnote [1. Hannibal, Missouri]} on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
Life on the Mississippi, memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War by Mark Twain, published in 1883. The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541. Chapters 4–22 describe Twain’s career as a Mississippi
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War.
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Sep 5, 2023 · A memoir of Twain's personal experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. Learn about his training, his journey, his observations, and his love for the river in this classic American literature.
Jul 10, 2004 · Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
Dec 1, 2000 · Written in a prose style that has been hailed as among the greatest in English literature, Life on the Mississippi established Twain as not only the most popular humorist of his time but also...
