Life on the Mississippi, Part 10. by Mark Twain
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"Life on the Mississippi, Part 10." by Mark Twain is a memoir published in 1883. It recounts Twain's experiences as a young steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the Civil War, detailing his apprenticeship under veteran pilot Horace Bixby. The work also chronicles his return journey years later, observing how the river and its towns have transformed. Twain blends personal anecdotes, navigational expertise, tall tales, and social commentary on American progress
and excess along the mighty waterway. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Life on the Mississippi, Part 10. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult 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. | 8480 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-08480-0 |
| Release Date | Jul 10, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 26, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 482 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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