Life on the Mississippi [Hardcover]
Life on the Mississippi [Hardcover] | Libros antiguos y modernos | Mark Twain
Libros antiguos y modernos
Mark Twain
Gyan Publishing House,
2024
Life on the Mississippi [Hardcover]
Life on the Mississippi [Hardcover] | Libros antiguos y modernos | Mark Twain
Libros antiguos y modernos
Mark Twain
Gyan Publishing House,
2024
82,24 €
(Delhi,
India)
Formas de Pago
- PayPal
- Tarjeta de crédito
- Transferencia Bancaria
- Pubblica amministrazione
- Carta del Docente
Detalles
- Año de publicación
- 2024
- ISBN
- 1111010109332
- Autor
- Mark Twain
- Páginas
- 627
- Editores
- Gyan Publishing House
- Materia
- Aesthetics, Biographies & Autobiographies
- Idiomas
- Inlgés
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Impresión bajo demanda
- True
Descripción
About The Book: "Life on the Mississippi," published in 1883, is Mark Twain's memoir detailing his experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. Beyond a personal account, it serves as a travel book chronicling Twain's journeys from St. Louis to New Orleans and later from New Orleans to Saint Paul, years after the war. The narrative encompasses a historical overview of the river, European and American exploration, and Twain's training as a steamboat pilot under Horace E. Bixby. The second half reflects on Twain's later steamboat trips, addressing societal changes, competition from railroads, and his observations on various aspects of life.
