Life on the Mississippi, Part 8. by Mark Twain
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"Life on the Mississippi, Part 8" by Mark Twain is a memoir published in 1883. This work recounts Twain's experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the Civil War, detailing his apprenticeship under veteran pilot Horace Bixby. The memoir also chronicles his return journey decades later, observing how railroads, expanding cities, and changing times have transformed river life. Twain blends vivid navigation tales with reflections on greed, gullibility, and
the evolving American landscape along the storied waterway. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Life on the Mississippi, Part 8. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.7 (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. | 8478 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-08478-7 |
| Release Date | Jul 10, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 26, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 359 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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