Life on the Mississippi
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Heritage Press, [1944].
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 418 pages, 27 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Points: 24
Lexile measure:
1090L
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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Format:
Book
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Lexile measure:
1090
Notes
General Note
"The Limited Editions Club."
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M., Wager, W., & Benton, T. H. (1944). Life on the Mississippi. Heritage Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Willis Wager and Thomas Hart Benton. 1944. Life On the Mississippi. Heritage Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Willis Wager and Thomas Hart Benton, Life On the Mississippi. Heritage Press, 1944.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, et al. Life On the Mississippi. Heritage Press, 1944.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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