Life on the Mississippi
Author:
Mark Twain
Publication:
1883 by James R. Osgood and Company (Boston)
Genre:
History, Memoir, Non-fiction
Pages:
624
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Life on the Mississippi was released in 1883 as a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, as well as travels on the river after the war. The writing shows Twain's love for the river and how it was uniquely American. The book was the first submitted for publishing as a typewritten manuscript.
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Life on the Mississippi: 100th Anniversary Collection 
Reprinted in 2021 by SeaWolf Press
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A beautiful edition with the formatting and more than 300 illustrations from the original first edition published in 1883. The cover is a Frank E. Schoonover painting taken from a later publication.
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Life on the Mississippi
Reviewed by Diane Pendergraft
I am glad to have read the stories of Twain’s River days, but I could happily have cut out some of the rambling observations on how every town on the Mississippi had changed in his 20-year absence. I agree that this book is best read in small bites...
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