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Life on the Mississippi
1883 book by Mark Twain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War published in 1883. 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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Author | Mark Twain |
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Language | English |
Genre | Biography |
Publisher | James R. Osgood & Co., Boston (U.S. edition) Chatto & Windus, London (English edition) |
Publication date | 1883 |
Publication place | United States and England |
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Pages | 624 [1] |
Preceded by | The Prince and the Pauper |
Followed by | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
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