Life on the Mississippi

Primarily a memoir of�Twain's pre��ivil War days as a steamboat pilot,�this engaging narrative recounts stories of the author's training,�describes the science of navigating the�river, and�narrates a trip undertaken years later�from St. Louis to New Orleans. This keepsake�hardcover republication of the first edition features a dust jacket and�more than�300 atmospheric black-and-white illustrations.