Life on the Mississippi, EPUB eBook

Life on the Mississippi EPUB

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Life on the Mississippi - Mark Twain - A memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St.

Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542.

It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E.

Bixby.

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  • Publisher:Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
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  • ISBN:9783985949984

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  • Format:EPUB
  • Publisher:Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
  • Publication Date:
  • ISBN:9783985949984