Life on the Mississippi
(Book)
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Published:
London : Folio Society, 2006.
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portrait, map ; 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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PS1314 .A1 2006
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi River Valley.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River Valley -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs.
Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi River Valley.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Travel -- Mississippi River Valley.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi River Valley.
Mississippi River -- Description and travel.
Mississippi River Valley -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs.
Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi River Valley.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Travel -- Mississippi River Valley.
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Format:
Book
Language:
Unknown
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Lexile measure:
1090
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M. (2006). Life on the Mississippi. Folio Society.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 2006. Life On the Mississippi. Folio Society.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Life On the Mississippi. Folio Society, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark. Life On the Mississippi. Folio Society, 2006.
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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