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Life on the Mississippi, Part 5 (Esprios Classics)
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(Buch) |
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i.d.R. innert 7-14 Tagen versandfertig |
Veröffentlichung: |
Mai 2022
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Genre: |
Romane, Erzählungen, Gedichte |
ISBN: |
9798210279323 |
EAN-Code:
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9798210279323 |
Verlag: |
Blurb |
Einband: |
Kartoniert |
Sprache: |
English
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Dimensionen: |
H 229 mm / B 152 mm / D 2 mm |
Gewicht: |
58 gr |
Seiten: |
28 |
Zus. Info: |
Paperback |
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Life on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a travel book, recounting his trip up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Saint Paul many years after the war. The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled "Old Times on the Mississippi". |
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