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Length15h 20m
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A memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans and Americans, beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' (apprentice) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby.
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (52K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length15 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The ‘Body Of The Nation’
2Chapter 2. The River And Its Explorers
3Chapter 3. Frescoes From The Past
4Chapter 4. The Boys’ Ambition
5Chapter 5. I Want To Be A Cub-Pilot
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6Chapter 6. A Cub-Pilot’s Experience
7Chapter 7. A Daring Deed
8Chapter 8. Perplexing Lessons
9Chapter 9. Continued Perplexities
10Chapter 10. Completing My Education
11Chapter 11. The River Rises
12Chapter 12. Sounding
13Chapter 13. A Pilot’s Needs
14Chapter 14. Rank And Dignity Of Piloting
15Chapter 15. The Pilots’ Monopoly
16Chapter 16. Racing Days
17Chapter 17. Cut-Offs And Stephen
18Chapter 18. I Take A Few Extra Lessons
19Chapter 19. Brown And I Exchange Compliments
20Chapter 20. A Catastrophe
21Chapter 21. A Section In My Biography
22Chapter 22. I Return To My Muttons
23Chapter 23. Traveling Incognito
24Chapter 24. My Incognito Is Exploded
25Chapter 25. From Cairo To Hickman
26Chapter 26. Under Fire
27Chapter 27. Some Imported Articles
28Chapter 28. Uncle Mumford Unloads
29Chapter 29. A Few Specimen Bricks
30Chapter 30. Sketches By The Way
31Chapter 31. A Thumb-Print And What Came Of It
32Chapter 32. The Disposal Of A Bonanza
33Chapter 33. Refreshments And Ethics
34Chapter 34. Tough Yarns
35Chapter 35. Vicksburg During The Trouble
36Chapter 36. The Professor’s Yarn
37Chapter 37. The End Of The ‘Gold Dust’
38Chapter 38. The House Beautiful
39Chapter 39. Manufactures And Miscreants
40Chapter 40. Castles And Culture
41Chapter 41. The Metropolis Of The South
42Chapter 42. Hygiene And Sentiment
43Chapter 43. The Art Of Inhumation
44Chapter 44. City Sights
45Chapter 45. Southern Sports
46Chapter 46. Enchantments And Enchanters
47Chapter 47. Uncle Remus And Mr. Cable
48Chapter 48. Sugar And Postage
49Chapter 49. Episodes In Pilot Life
50Chapter 50. The ‘Original Jacobs’
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