Life on the Mississippi
by Mark Twain
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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Synopsis
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A03302
- Title
- Life on the Mississippi
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Grosset & Dunlap
- Date Published
- 1917
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Literature;
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