Life on the Mississippi, Part 12.Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi, Part 12.
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Original author: Mark Twain
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"Life on the Mississippi, Part 12." by Mark Twain is a memoir published in 1883. This work combines Twain's recollections of his youth as a steamboat pilot's apprentice on the Mississippi River before the Civil War with his later travel observations. He chronicles the art of navigating the ever-changing river, his training under experienced pilot Horace Bixby, and his post-war journeys from St. Louis to New Orleans and beyond, documenting how railroads and modern cities transformed the landscape he once knew.
Life on the Mississippi, Part 12., by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #8482.
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