Life on the Mississippi

Travel down the Mississippi with Mark Twain in a vivid journey through America's river life, history, humor, and changing landscape. Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi combines memoir, travel writing, history, humor, and observation to create a fascinating portrait of the Mississippi River and the communities connected to it. Drawing on Twain's own experiences as a steamboat pilot and his later travels along the river, the book explores the people, towns, traditions, legends, and changing world surrounding one of America's most important waterways. Filled with Twain's characteristic wit and storytelling, the work offers both an entertaining journey and a valuable picture of nineteenth-century American life. Step aboard and follow Mark Twain down the Mississippi for an unforgettable journey through American history, humor, and river life.