Life on the Mississippi
by Mark Twain
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Synopsis
Life on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi".Similar Bookshelves
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- 01 The River and its History
- 02 The River and its Explorers
- 03 Frescoes From the Past
- 04 The Boys Ambition
- 05 I Want to be a Cub-pilot
- 06 A Cub-pilot s Experience
- 07 A Daring Deed
- 08 Perplexing Lessons
- 09 Continued Perplexities
- 10 Completing my Education
- 11 The River Rises
- 12 Sounding
- 13 A Pilot s Needs
- 14 Rank and Dignity of Piloting
- 15 The Pilots Monopoly
- 16 Racing Days
- 17 Cut-offs and Stephen
- 18 I Take a Few Extra Lessons
- 19 Brown and I Exchange Compliments
- 20 A Catastrophe
- 21 A Section in My Biography
- 22 I Return to My Muttons
- 23 Travelling Incognito
- 24 My Incognito is Exploded
- 25 From Cairo to Hickman
- 26 Under Fire
- 27 Some Imported Articles
- 28 Uncle Mumford Unloads
- 29 A Few Specimen Bricks
- 30 Sketches by the Way
- 31 A Thumb-print and What Came of It
- 32 The Disposal of a Bonanza
- 33 Refreshments and Ethics
- 34 Tough Yarns
- 35 Vicksburg During the Trouble
- 36 The Professor s Yarn
- 37 The End of the Gold Dust
- 38 The House Beautiful
- 39 Manufactures and Miscreants
- 40 Castles and Culture
- 41 The Metropolis of the South
- 42 Hygiene and Sentiment
- 43 The Art of Inhumation
- 44 City Sights
- 45 Southern Sports
- 46 Enchantments and Enchanters
- 47 Uncle Remus and Mr. Cable
- 48 Sugar and Postage
- 49 Episodes in Pilot Life
- 50 The Original Jacobs
- 51 Reminiscences
- 52 A Burning Brand
- 53 My Boyhood s Home
- 54 Past and Present
- 55 A Vendetta and Other Things
- 56 A Question of Law
- 57 An Archangel
- 58 On the Upper River
- 59 Legends and Scenery
- 60 Speculations and Conclusion
- 61 Appendix A
- 62 Appendix B
- 63 Appendix C
- 64 Appendix D
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