| Life on the Mississippi Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Kaplan, Justin (Introduction by), Seelye, John (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 153119009X ISBN-13: 9781531190095 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $16.38 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 4.3" W x 6.7" (0.55 lbs) 373 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - 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: At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twain's early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River, was host to riverboat travelers from around the world, providing a vigorous and variable atmosphere for the young Samuel Clemens to absorb. Clemens became a riverboat pilot and even chose his pen name--Mark Twain--from a term boatmen would call out signifying water depth at two fathoms, meaning safe clearance for travel. It was from this background that Life on the Mississippi emerged. It is an epochal record of America's growth, a stirring remembrance of her vanished past. And it earned for its author his first recognition as a serious writer. With an Introduction by Justin Kaplan and an Afterword by John Seelye |