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Life On The Mississippi, Complete by Mark Twain. THE ‘BODY OF THE NATION’ BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the BODY OF THE NATION. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many ...
3 de mar. de 2009 · Life on the Mississippi may at first seem strange: bits of history, geology and folklore all mixed up and told with Twain’s characteristically sardonic wit. But then you realize that Twain crafted a new literary form: while telling the story of his youthful and mature travels along the river he is actually making you feel like you’re on a steamboat navigating mid-19th century America.
Although Life on the Mississippi was not commercially successful when first published in May 1883, it is the work that Twain later claimed was the favorite among his books. Twain’s rich portrait of the Mississippi also marks a distinctive transition in the life of the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed.
27 de jan. de 2020 · Quotes From Chapter 52. "The letter was a pure swindle, and that is the truth. And take it by and large, it was without a compeer among swindles. It was perfect, it was rounded, symmetrical, complete, colossal!" In Mark Twain's memoir, "Life on the Mississippi," he describes his many adventures and experiences on the river, with its history ...
《密西西比河上的生活》（Life on the Mississippi）是美国作家马克·吐温于1883年发表的自传体游记。该作品表达出马克·吐温对底层人物的苦难生活的同情及其命运的深切关注。作者目睹了密西西比河沿岸的罪恶和黑暗；美国上层社会的趋炎附势、下层社会的痛苦呻吟，还看到了种族关系的日益紧张 ...
4 de mai. de 2020 · On the Mississippi River in the 1850s, there could be no more romantic dream than to be a steamboat pilot. Braving the hazards of the deceptive, ever-changing river is precisely what Sam has dreamed of, and now, signing on as a "cub" with the pilot of the steamboat Paul Jones, Sam is getting his chance. His journey becomes the adventure of a ...
About Life on the Mississippi. At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twain’s early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the ...
