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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]
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:	Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Travel -- Mississippi River. Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography. Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River. Mississippi River -- Description and travel. Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs.
Online Access:	http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00145440464

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