Life on the Mississippi

Name: Life on the Mississippi
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ISBN: 9780140390506

ISBN-10: 0140390502

ISBN-13: 9780140390506

Edition: 1984

Authors: Mark Twain, James M. Cox, James M. Cox, Mark Twain

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Life on the Mississippi is no ordinary guided tour, for every page is expressive of the structure, style, and high humor that is the very essence of Twain. Spiced with Twain's pungent observations and commentaries on the culture and society of the great river valley, this book is a wonderful collection of lively anecdotes, tall tales, and character sketches; historical facts and information; and reminiscences of the author's boyhood and his adventures as a steamboat pilot. In its composition and substance, Life on the Mississippi is intricately related to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In his introduction, James M. Cox suggests that in writing this travelogue Twain discovered the…

Book details

List price: $13.00
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/5/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Introduction



Suggestions for Further Reading


A Note on the Text


Life on the Mississippi


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