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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
- Mark Twain - Author
- Justin Kaplan - Author of introduction, etc.
- John Seelye - Author of afterword, colophon, etc.
Kindle Book
- ISBN: 9781101029312
- Release date: March 3, 2009
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781101029312
- Release date: March 3, 2009
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781101029312
- File size: 661 KB
- Release date: March 3, 2009
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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English
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Lexile® Measure:1090
Text Difficulty:7-9