Life on the Mississippi (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Biography & Memoir, Literary
Cover of the book Life on the Mississippi (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) by Mark Twain, Barnes & Noble
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Twain ISBN: 9781411435995
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: April 19, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Mark Twain
ISBN: 9781411435995
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: April 19, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

Life on the Mississippi was, in some ways, the book Mark Twain always wanted to write.  It was the travel narrative most closely connected with his youth, with his sense of self, with his life. Twain viewed the Mississippi River as a defining feature of his life, his culture, and his country.  It is in this book that we learn how Samuel Clemens took on the pen name Mark Twain. 

This is a work not about the Mississippi, but about life on the Mississippi. It is a text that lays before the reader not only the life of America’s greatest river, but the life of one of her greatest artists.  Yet, in doing these two things, it does more, for, when all is said and done, Life on the Mississippi lays before the reader the life of the nation itself, a portrait of nineteenth-century American life and culture as only Mark Twain can paint it. 
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Life on the Mississippi was, in some ways, the book Mark Twain always wanted to write.  It was the travel narrative most closely connected with his youth, with his sense of self, with his life. Twain viewed the Mississippi River as a defining feature of his life, his culture, and his country.  It is in this book that we learn how Samuel Clemens took on the pen name Mark Twain. 

This is a work not about the Mississippi, but about life on the Mississippi. It is a text that lays before the reader not only the life of America’s greatest river, but the life of one of her greatest artists.  Yet, in doing these two things, it does more, for, when all is said and done, Life on the Mississippi lays before the reader the life of the nation itself, a portrait of nineteenth-century American life and culture as only Mark Twain can paint it. 

More books from Barnes & Noble

Cover of the book Cromwell's Army (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Three Theban Plays (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Deadlock (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Notes from Underground, The Double and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book History as Literature and Other Essays (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book The Kiltartan Poetry Book (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book The Golden Scarecrow (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Miss Mackenzie (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book The Religion of Nature (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book The Fall of Troy (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Essays Towards a Critical Method (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book The Five Nations (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Charles George Gordon (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
Cover of the book Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) by Mark Twain
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy