| Roughing It Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539669351 ISBN-13: 9781539669357 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.57 lbs) 540 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60044 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 30.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861-1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted his brother's diary to refresh his memory and borrowed heavily from his active imagination for many stories in the novel. Roughing It illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, and his beginnings as a writer. In this memoir, readers can see examples of Twain's rough-hewn humor, which would become a staple of his writing in his later books, such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. |