Production notes: This ebook of Life on the Mississippi was published by Global Grey in 2018. This book has 380 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1883. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Clemens) became intimate with the Mississippi River while working on steamboats for about five years, first as a cub or apprentice. First edition, first state, of this anecdotal travel narrative. 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. A memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River.

Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. Download the free PDF, epub, or Kindle ebook. Life on the Mississippi Mark TwainĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats.Ī 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.

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