Life on the Mississippi
An account of Twain's experiences as an apprentice riverboat pilot in the days of the great Mississippi steamboats.
| Main Author: | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. |
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| Other Authors: | Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York ; London :
Harper & Brothers,
[1917]
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| Physical Description: |
4 preliminary leaves, 526 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece, plates ; 21 cm. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site. |
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| Online Access: |
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00145440464 |
| Summary: |
An account of Twain's experiences as an apprentice riverboat pilot in the days of the great Mississippi steamboats. |
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| Item Description: |
Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site. An account of Twain's experiences as an apprentice riverboat pilot in the days of the great Mississippi steamboats. The river and its history -- The river and its explorers -- Frescoes from the past -- The boys' ambition -- I want to be a cub-pilot -- A cub-pilot's experience -- A daring deed -- Perplexing lessons -- Continued perplexities -- Completing my education -- The river rises -- Sounding -- A pilot's needs -- Rank and dignity of piloting -- The pilots' monopoly -- Racing days -- Cut-offs and stephen -- I take a few extra lessons -- Brown and i exchange compliments -- A catastrophe -- A section in my biography -- I return to my muttons -- Traveling incognito -- My incognito is exploded -- From Cairo to Hickman -- Under fire -- Some imported articles -- Uncle Mumford unloads -- A few specimen bricks -- Sketches by the way -- A thumb-print and what came of it -- The disposal of a bonanza -- Refreshments and ethics -- Tough yarns -- Vicksburg during the trouble -- The professor's yarn -- The end of the 'gold dust' -- The house beautiful -- Manufactures and miscreants -- Castles and culture -- The metropolis of the south -- Hygiene and sentiment -- The art of inhumation -- City sights -- Southern sports -- Enchantments and enchanters -- Uncle remus and mr. cable -- Sugar and postage -- Episodes in pilot life -- The 'original jacobs' -- Reminiscences -- A burning brand -- My boyhood's home -- Past and present -- A vendetta and other things -- A question of law -- An archangel -- On the upper river -- Legends and scenery -- Speculations and conclusions -- Appendix. |
| Physical Description: |
4 preliminary leaves, 526 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece, plates ; 21 cm. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site. |