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A memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. The first half details a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541 and describes Twain's career as a Mississippi steamboat pilot, the fulfillment of a childhood dream. The second half of Life on the Mississippi tells of Twain's return, many years after, to travel the river from St. Louis to New Orleans. By then the competition from...
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Everyman's library volume no. 376
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xli, 730 pages : illustrations / ; 22 cm.
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English
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1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The legendary National Historic Landmark Delta Queen Steamboat has been at home on the Mississippi River system since 1947. This voyage takes you from Galveston, Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana.
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