Life On The Mississippi Illustrated

By: Twain, Mark

Life on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a travel book, recounting his trip up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Saint Paul many years after the war.The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. 2] It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08MSGQLVT
• ISBN13: 9798558854824
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 518 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"