Life on the Mississippiby Mark Twain | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Travel" |
| Pages: | 381 |
| Year of Publication: | 1883 |
| Date Read: | 08/16/1993 |
| Notes: | The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541, then describes Twain’s career as a Mississippi steamboat pilot. The second half tells of Twain’s return to the river years later. By then, the competition from railroads made steamboats passé, in spite of improvements in navigation and boat construction. COMMENTS — Twain wrote several other travel books including Roughing It, about the American West and The Innocents Abroad, about a trip to Europe and the Middle East. |
| My Rating: | 8 |