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Life on the Mississippi
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Published:
Cutchogue, New York : Buccaneer Books, [1986].
Format:
Book
ISBN:
0899664695
Status:
Description
A memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. The first half details a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541 and describes Twain's career as a Mississippi steamboat pilot, the fulfillment of a childhood dream. The second half of Life on the Mississippi tells of Twain's return, many years after, to travel the river from St. Louis to New Orleans. By then the competition from railroads had made steamboats passe, in spite of improvements in navigation and boat construction. Twain sees new, large cities on the river, and records his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture.
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CMC Leadville Campus
PS1314 .T8 1986
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Dec 1, 2015
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Physical Desc:
374 pages ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Lexile measure:
1090
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APA Citation (style guide)

Twain, M. (1986). Life on the Mississippi. Cutchogue, New York, Buccaneer Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1986. Life On the Mississippi. Cutchogue, New York, Buccaneer Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Life On the Mississippi. Cutchogue, New York, Buccaneer Books, 1986.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Twain, Mark. Life On the Mississippi. Cutchogue, New York, Buccaneer Books, 1986.

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