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Life on the Mississippi

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4 out of 5
Based on 4,148 Ratings and 334 Reviews

Book Description
The spirit of the Mississippi flows through all Mark Twain's best work and here the romantic heyday of the steamboat is recalled in a characteristically nostalgic mixture of journalism and autobiography. He describes people and places with affection and humour, but of the Mississippi itself, on which he was once a cub pilot travelling between New Orleans and St Louis, he writes with repect and lov... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (202 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages528
ISBN-100192818481
ISBN-13978-0192818485
Publication Date08/30/1990
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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 John Seelye (Editor) : John Seelye is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Seelye include The Swiss Family Robinson (Penguin Classics), The Advent... more
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