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"Offers a history of the Mississippi River, describes Twain's experiences as a young riverboat pilot, and shares tall tales, character sketches, local history and lore, and observations about the Mississippi."@en
"Fashioned from the same experiences that would inspire the masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's most brilliant and most personal nonfiction work."
"Fashioned from the same experiences that would inspire the masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's most brilliant and most personal nonfiction work."@en
"A dramatization of Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi."@en
"A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, by turns satiric, celebratory, nostalgic, and melancholy, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain's rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it."@en
"Twain grew up on the river, achieved his boyhood dream of being a river pilot, and then had the good sense to write about it."@en
"Legendary author Mark Twain recounts his life as a steam boat pilot on the Mississippi River, the setting for several of his acclaimed works. Here, Twain offers a collection of stories based on river life before and after the American Civil War, including some tall tales."@en
"Legendary author Mark Twain recounts his life as a steam boat pilot on the Mississippi River, the setting for several of his acclaimed works. Here, Twain offers a collection of stories based on river life before and after the American Civil War, including some tall tales."
"Twain grew up on the river, achieved his boyhood dream of being a river pilot, and then had the good sense to write about it.--"@en
"In Life on the Mississippi, the great American humorist Mark Twain recounts his journeys on the mighty Mississippi river. Covering the beginnings of his career as steamboat pilot, Twain entertains us with his wit, anecdotes and wild stories of the myriad characters and adventures he encounters. From a brief history of the Mississippi we are taken on to a recollection of the river life with its rich history and engaging narrative, newcomers and fans of Twain alike."@en
"Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain's rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it."@en
"Life on the river is a flood of poker games, cockfights, river-lore, larger-than-life characters, history, steamboat races, and the Mardi Gras."@en
""Twain's life on the river is a flood of poker games, cockfights, river-lore, larger-than-life characters, history, steamboat races, and Mardi Gras."--Container."@en
"[This book] is no ordinary guided tour.... [It] is a ... 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. -Back cover."
"The Mississippi River and Mark Twain are practically synonymous in American culture. Known as "America's river," the popularity of Twain's steamboat and steamboat pilot on the ever-changing Mississippi has endured for over a century. A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, by turns satiric, celebratory, nostalgic, and melancholy, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author ..."@en
"A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew asa boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Twain's rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it."@en
"Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain's rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it. Although Mark Twain used his childhood experiences growing up along the Mississippi in numerous works, nowhere is the river and the pilot's life more thoroughly described than in Life on the Mississippi."@en
"Memoir of Tawin's career as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River in his youth before the Civil War. Twenty one years later he returns for a trip from St. Louis to New Orleans, reminiscing about the changes and the cities he encounters. Includes a history of the river."@en

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