Life on the Mississippi - Downstairs Office

English language

Published May 18, 2001

ISBN:: 978-0-451-52817-9

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 trips on the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans and then from New Orleans to Saint Paul many years after the war.

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3 stars

Mark Twain's account of his life growing up on the Mississippi river as remembered from a trip he took along it later in life. Of course, he winds around the the topic almost as much as the river winds itself. But, regardless of the lack of direction or directness, if you're fond of historical anecdotes and Mark Twain's irreverent wit, there's still a lot to enjoy.