Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_the_Mississippi

Release date is 2004-07-10

Produced by David Widger

"Life on the Mississippi, Part 9." by Mark Twain is a memoir published in 1883. This work blends personal recollection with travel writing, chronicling Twain's experiences as a young steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the Civil War. Through vivid anecdotes of his apprenticeship under veteran pilot Horace Bixby, Twain captures the art of navigating the mighty river's ever-changing waters. Years later, he returns to recount his postwar journeys along the same route, observing how railroads, growing cities, and changing times have transformed the landscape he once knew. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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