Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

by Mark Twain

Overview

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI is a memoir by Mark Twain, telling of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the Civil War. It's also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi many years after the War. In his memoir, Twain describes the coming of the railroads and the development of cities along the river, and he reflects on the changes to society, the people, the land, and the river over the years.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013829855
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	12/10/2011
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his pseudonym Mark Twain, was an American writer and humorist. Apprenticed to a printer, Twain became an expert typesetter and riverboat pilot before trying his hand at goldmining, which was unsuccessful. Twain then became a journalist, writing a series of successful short stories. Twain's fame as a writer was firmly established by the 1876 publication of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, and THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN in 1884. When Twain died in 1910 he was hailed as the "greatest American humorist of his age." William Faulkner later wrote that he was "the father of American literature."

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut