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Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain · 1906

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Publisher

Harper & Brothers

Published

1906

Pages

452

Language

English

Authors

Description

At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twains early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Topics

American AuthorsFictionHistorical FictionJuvenile literatureRiver boatsDescription and travelRiver lifeClassic LiteratureTravelPilots and pilotageHistorySocial life and customsJourneysIntellectual lifeHomes and hauntsNonfictionBiography & AutobiographyChildhood and youthBiographySteamboats
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