Life on the Mississippi Paperback - 1985
by Mark Twain; Introduction by James M. Cox; Notes by James M. Cox
Summary
In 1882 Mark Twain returned to the river of his childhood, determined to write the definitive travel book on the Mississippi. Life on the Mississippi is no ordinary guided tour, for every page is expressive of the structure, style and high humour that is the very essence of Twain the writer. Spiced with Twain's pungent observations and commentaries on the culture and society of the great river valley, the book is a wonderful collection of lively anecdotes, tall tales and character sketches; historical facts and information; and reminiscences of the author's boyhood and experiences as a steamboat pilot. Life on the Mississippi, in its composition and substance, is intricately related to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In his introduction, James M. Cox suggests that in writing this travelogue Twain discovered the truths that form the heart of the odyssey depicted in his masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn.
From the rear cover
Part travel book, part autobiography, and part social commentary, Life on the Mississippi is a memoir of the cub pilot's apprenticeship, a record of Twain's return to the river and to Hannibal as an adult, a meditation on the harsh vagaries of nature, and a study of the varied and sometimes violent activities engaged in by those who live on the river's shores.
Details
- Title Life on the Mississippi
- Author Mark Twain; Introduction by James M. Cox; Notes by James M. Cox
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 450
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York, NY
- Date 1985-02-05
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140390506 / 0140390502
- Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 7.85 x 5.05 x 0.82 in (19.94 x 12.83 x 2.08 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1090
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Mississippi River Basin
- Library of Congress subjects Authors, American - 19th century, Pilots and pilotage - Mississippi River
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 84001194
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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