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Roughing ItMark Twain

Roughing It

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Original author: Mark Twain

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"Roughing It" by Mark Twain is a semi-autobiographical travel book written in 1870–71 and published in 1872. The work chronicles young Twain's adventures across the American West from 1861 to 1867, joining his brother on a stagecoach journey to Nevada Territory. From Salt Lake City visits to gold prospecting, real-estate speculation, and travels to Hawaii, Twain recounts the colorful experiences that shaped his career as a writer, showcasing the rough-hewn humor that would define his later masterpieces.

Roughing It, by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3177.

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81 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter II: Arrive at St. Joseph—Only Twenty-five Pounds Baggage1,805 words
  2. 2.Appendix: A.—Brief Sketch of Mormon History B.—The Mountain Meadows914 words
  3. 3.Chapter I2,282 words
  4. 4.Chapter III2,401 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV3,226 words
  6. 6.Chapter V1,479 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI1,655 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII2,413 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII1,329 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX1,560 words
  11. 11.Chapter X2,488 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI2,687 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII3,164 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII1,314 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV1,003 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV2,198 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI3,355 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII1,376 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII1,168 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX1,115 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX2,167 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI2,781 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII1,533 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII1,680 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV1,811 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV1,927 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI1,648 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII1,335 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII1,543 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX1,436 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX1,588 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI2,849 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII1,535 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII773 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV1,803 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV1,007 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI1,838 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVII1,872 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXVIII1,332 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIX1,817 words
  41. 41.Chapter XL2,059 words
  1. 42.Chapter XLI2,136 words
  2. 43.Chapter XLII: What to do next?1,945 words
  3. 44.Chapter XLIII1,885 words
  4. 45.Chapter XLIV2,098 words
  5. 46.Chapter XLV1,999 words
  6. 47.Chapter XLVI2,502 words
  7. 48.Chapter XLVII2,892 words
  8. 49.Chapter XLVIII2,062 words
  9. 50.Chapter XLIX2,114 words
  10. 51.Chapter L1,932 words
  11. 52.Chapter LI3,387 words
  12. 53.Chapter LII2,640 words
  13. 54.Chapter LIII1,910 words
  14. 55.Chapter LIV2,131 words
  15. 56.Chapter LV2,923 words
  16. 57.Chapter LVI1,751 words
  17. 58.Chapter LVII1,226 words
  18. 59.Chapter LVIII2,422 words
  19. 60.Chapter LIX2,002 words
  20. 61.Chapter LX1,339 words
  21. 62.Chapter LXI1,685 words
  22. 63.Chapter LXII3,177 words
  23. 64.Chapter LXIII1,241 words
  24. 65.Chapter LXIV: In my diary of our third day in Honolulu, I find this1,949 words
  25. 66.Chapter LXV2,111 words
  26. 67.Chapter LXVI1,843 words
  27. 68.Chapter LXVII: I still quote from my journal2,583 words
  28. 69.Chapter LXVIII2,990 words
  29. 70.Chapter LXIX1,658 words
  30. 71.Chapter LXX2,218 words
  31. 72.Chapter LXXI1,402 words
  32. 73.Chapter LXXII1,721 words
  33. 74.Chapter LXXIII2,189 words
  34. 75.Chapter LXXIV1,679 words
  35. 76.Chapter LXXV1,299 words
  36. 77.Chapter LXXVI2,099 words
  37. 78.Chapter LXXVII1,778 words
  38. 79.Chapter LXXIII1,584 words
  39. 80.Chapter LXXIX1,754 words
  40. 81.Appendix: A9,525 words