Life on the Mississippi

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War published in 1883. It is also a travel book, recounting his trips on the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to New Orleans and then from New Orleans to Saint Paul, many years after the war.

Subjects: Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography, Mississippi River -- Description and travel, Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs -- 19th century, Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River, Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- Mississippi River

Categories: Category: American Literature, Category: Biographies, Category: History - American, Category: Travel Writing