| Life on the Mississippi Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406721824 ISBN-13: 9781406721829 Publisher: Read & Co. Travel OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.96 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Mississippi River Basin |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10039 Reading Level: 9.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 24.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1883, this book contains Mark Twain's memoir, "Life on the Mississippi". As well as being a memoir of his time spent as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi river, this book is also a travel book that recounts his journey along the river from St. Louis to New Orleans - many years after the War. A fascinating and characteristically humourous account, this volume is highly recommended for fans of Twain's work, and it would make for a great addition to any personal collection. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). Other notable works by this author include: "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" (1873) and "The Prince and the Pauper" (1881). Read & Co. Books is proudly republishing this fantastic work now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned biography of the author. |