LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
by MARK TWAIN
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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E. Millstone, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
It is joy to read this book. It words sweep you away to the Mississippi river. A reader becomes the explorere, the voyager, nobility and more.
The basi of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico which in many aspects for a part of Mississippi Basin and is the second great valley of the world. Absolutely brilliant.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Aruna Mettler (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M71
- Title
- LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
- Author
- MARK TWAIN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- F.E
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HARPER & BROTHERS
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1917?
- Pages
- 527
- Size
- 81/4"x6"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- mark,twain, mississippi,saddler,steamboating
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