First published in 1883, "Life on the Mississippi" is Mark Twain\'s depiction of his Life on the Mississippi river as a steamboat pilot.
While he was twenty-one at the time, Twain portrays.
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The narrative continues with Twain\'s memoir of his time as an apprentice under the stewardship of experienced steamboat pilot, Horace E.
The work begins with a brief history of the river from the perspective of notable Americans and Europeans starting with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542.
First published in 1883, "Life on the Mississippi" is Mark Twain\'s depiction of his Life on the Mississippi river as a steamboat pilot