Mark twain life on the mississippi

book by Mark Twain

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboatpilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War published in It is also a travel book, recounting his trips on the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to New Orleans and then from New Orleans to Saint Paul, many years after the war.

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Overview

The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in ^[2] It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in , entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi".

Although Twain was actually 21 when he began his training, he uses artistic license to make himself seem somewhat younger, referrin mark twain life on the mississippi1 RUB