Life on the Mississippi
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Dettagli prodotto
- Casa editrice
- The Floating Press
- Pubblicato
- 2011
- Lingua
- English
- Pagine
- 454
- Info
- 454 Pagine
- ISBN
- 978-1-77651-803-6
Hauptbeschreibung
Before his literary career took off and he emerged as one of America's foremost men of letters, Mark Twain worked as a steamboat pilot in the antebellum South and Midwest. This fascinating account offers a brief history of commercial boating in the period and a probing, insightful, and eminently entertaining look at Twain's own experiences.
Kurztext / Annotation
Before his literary career took off and he emerged as one of America's foremost men of letters, Mark Twain worked as a steamboat pilot in the antebellum South and Midwest. This fascinating account offers a brief history of commercial boating in the period and a probing, insightful, and eminently entertaining look at Twain's own experiences.