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Life on the Mississippi (1883) (Oxford Mark Twain)

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4 out of 5
Based on 46 Ratings and 45 Reviews

Book Description
Part travel book, part autobiography, and part social commentary, Life on the Mississippi is a memoir of the cub pilot's apprenticeship, a record of Twain's return to the river and to Hannibal as an adult, a meditation on the harsh vagaries of nature, and a study of the varied and sometimes violent activities engaged in by those who live on the river's shores. As Willie Morris notes in hi... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingHardcover (202 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages720
ISBN-100195101391
ISBN-13978-0195101393
Publication Date12/05/1996
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About Mark Twain (Author) : Mark Twain was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, series editor, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mark Twain include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ... more
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About Lawrence Howe (Contributor) : Lawrence Howe is credited in . Published credits of Lawrence Howe include Life on the Mississippi (1883) (The Oxford Mark Twain).
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About Willie Morris (Introduction) : Willie Morris is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Willie Morris include Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood, Prayer for the Opening of the Little League Season.
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About Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Series Editor) : Shelley Fisher Fishkin is a published series editor. Some of the published credits of Shelley Fisher Fishkin include Roughing It (1872) (The Oxford Mark Twain), The Innocents Abroad (1869) (The Oxford... more
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