Life on the Mississippi
(Book)
Author:
Series:
Published:
New York : Harper, [1951].
Physical Desc:
526 pages ; 21 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
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APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M. (1951). Life on the Mississippi. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1951. Life On the Mississippi. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Life On the Mississippi. Harper, 1951.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark. Life On the Mississippi. Harper, 1951.
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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| 505 | 0 | |a The river and its history -- The river and its explorers -- Frescoes from the past -- The boys' ambition -- I want to be a cub-pilot -- A cub-pilot's experience -- A daring deed -- Perplexing lessons -- Continued perplexities -- Completing my education -- The river rises -- Sounding -- A pilot's needs -- Rank and dignity of piloting -- The pilots' monopoly -- Racing days -- Cut-offs and stephen -- I take a few extra lessons -- Brown and i exchange compliments -- A catastrophe -- A section in my biography -- I return to my muttons -- Traveling incognito -- My incognito is exploded -- From Cairo to Hickman -- Under fire -- Some imported articles -- Uncle Mumford unloads -- A few specimen bricks -- Sketches by the way -- A thumb-print and what came of it -- The disposal of a bonanza -- Refreshments and ethics -- Tough yarns -- Vicksburg during the trouble -- The professor's yarn -- The end of the 'gold dust' -- The house beautiful -- Manufactures and miscreants -- Castles and culture -- The metropolis of the south -- Hygiene and sentiment -- The art of inhumation -- City sights -- Southern sports -- Enchantments and enchanters -- Uncle remus and mr. cable -- Sugar and postage -- Episodes in pilot life -- The 'original jacobs' -- Reminiscences -- A burning brand -- My boyhood's home -- Past and present -- A vendetta and other things -- A question of law -- An archangel -- On the upper river -- Legends and scenery -- Speculations and conclusions -- Appendix. | |
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