Length11h 30m
About this audiobook
'Life on the Mississippi' is a memoir by Mark Twain about his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It's also a travel book, recounting Twain's return to the river and his observations of the changes brought about by industrialization and civilization. Twain uses humor and vivid detail to bring the history, culture, and character of the mighty river and its people to life.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length11 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 1, 1883
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The River and Its History
26Under Fire
2The River and Its Explorers
27The Pilot's First Battle
3Frescoes from the Past
28Some Imported Articles
4The Boys' Ambition
29Uncle Mumford Unloads
5I Want to be a Cub-pilot
30A Few Specimen Bricks
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6A Cub-pilot's Experience
31Sketches by the Way
7A Daring Deed
32A Thumb-print and What Came of It
8Perplexing Lessons
33The Disposal of a Bonanza
9Continued Perplexities
34Refreshments and Ethics
10Completing My Education
35Tough Yarns
11The River Rises
36Vicksburg During the Trouble
12Sounding
37The Professor's Yarn
13A Pilot's Needs
38The End of the 'Gold Dust'
14Rank and Dignity of Piloting
39The House Beautiful
15The Pilots' Monopoly
40Manufactures and Miscreants
16Racing Days
41Castles and Culture
17Cut-offs and Stephen
42The Metropolis of the South
18I Take a Few Extra Lessons
43Hygiene and Sentiment
19Brown and I Exchange Compliments
44The Art of Inhumation
20A Catastrophe
45City Sights
21A Section in My Biography
46Southern Sports
22I Return to My Muttons
47Enchantments and Enchanters
23Traveling Incognito
48Uncle Remus and Mr. Cable
24My Incognito is Exploded
49Sugar and Postage
25From Cairo to Hickman
50Episodes in Pilot Life
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