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. |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00145440464 |
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| 520 | |a An account of Twain's experiences as an apprentice riverboat pilot in the days of the great Mississippi steamboats. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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