Life on the Mississippi (Signet Classics)

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Life on the Mississippi (Signet Classics)

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 nameâ€”Mark Twainâ€”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.Â It is an epochal record of Americaâ€™s growth, a stirring remembrance of her vanished past. And it earned for its author his first recognition as a serious writer.Â

With an Introduction by Justin Kaplan
and an Afterword by John Seelye
Country USA
Brand Signet
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780451531209
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-03-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451531209

Country	USA
Brand	Signet
Manufacturer	Signet
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780451531209
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2009-03-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780451531209

Life on the Mississippi (Signet Classics)

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