Roughing It
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughing_It Release date is 2004-07-03
"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Hawaii -- Description and travel Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century