Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
Published by admin December 16th, 2007 in American Classics, The Classics, buy bookLife on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War.
The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541. It continues with anecdotes of Twain’s training as a steamboat pilot, as the ‘cub’ of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River.
In the second half, the book describes Twain’s return, many years later, to travel on a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans. He describes the competition from railroads, the new, large cities, and his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture. He also tells some stories that are most likely tall tales.
Simultaneously published in 1883 in the U.S. and in England, it is said to be the first book composed on a typewriter.
The book was made into a TV movie of the same name by Public Television in 1980. The story uses many tall tales from the book, which are woven into a fictional narrative.
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Book: Life on the Mississippi
Author: Mark Twain
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Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
01 The River and its History - 00:15:10
02 The River and its Explorers - ?
03 Frescoes From the Past - 00:31:54
04 The Boys’ Ambition - 00:10:04
05 I Want to be a Cub-pilot - 00:09:21
06 A Cub-pilot’s Experience - 00:15:12
07 A Daring Deed - 00:13:28
08 Perplexing Lessons - 00:13:19
09 Continued Perplexities - 00:13:52
10 Completing my Education - 00:12:26
11 The River Rises - 00:14:51
12 Sounding - 00:13:11
13 A Pilot’s Needs - 00:17:54
14 Rank and Dignity of Piloting - 00:14:19
15 The Pilots’ Monopoly - 00:24:39
16 Racing Days - 00:11:59
17 Cut-offs and Stephen - 00:16:31
18 I Take a Few Extra Lessons - 00:11:56
19 Brown and I Exchange Compliments - 00:08:00
20 A Catastrophe - 00:12:03
21 A Section in My Biography - 00:01:43 >
22 I Return to My Muttons - 00:17:46
23 Travelling Incognito - 00:06:44
24 My Incognito is Exploded - 00:11:55
25 From Cairo to Hickman - 00:12:40
26 Under Fire - 00:14:17
27 Some Imported Articles - 00:11:45
28 Uncle Mumford Unloads - 00:18:25
29 A Few Specimen Bricks - 00:20:31
30 Sketches by the Way - 00:17:42
31 A Thumb-print and What Came of It - 00:32:17
32 The Disposal of a Bonanza - 00:08:50
33 Refreshments and Ethics - 00:10:29
34 Tough Yarns - 00:04:16
35 Vicksburg During the Trouble - 00:17:34
36 The Professor’s Yarn - 00:13:58
37 The End of the ‘Gold Dust’ - 00:02:10
38 The House Beautiful - 00:14:12
39 Manufactures and Miscreants - 00:12:44
40 Castles and Culture - 00:12:50
41 The Metropolis of the South - 00:09:06
42 Hygiene and Sentiment - 00:08:46
43 The Art of Inhumation - 00:08:22
44 City Sights - 00:15:02
45 Southern Sports - 00:17:45
46 Enchantments and Enchanters - 00:09:31
47 Uncle Remus and Mr. Cable - 00:05:11
48 Sugar and Postage - 00:14:17
49 Episodes in Pilot Life - 00:12:11
50 The ‘Original Jacobs’ - 00:11:45
51 Reminiscences - 00:14:52
52 A Burning Brand - 00:25:39
53 My Boyhood’s Home - 00:10:51
54 Past and Present - 00:17:06
55 A Vendetta and Other Things - 00:13:09
56 A Question of Law - 00:11:11
57 An Archangel - 00:13:35
58 On the Upper River - 00:13:56
59 Legends and Scenery - 00:15:34
60 Speculations and Conclusion - 00:16:35
61 Appendix A - 00:23:35
62 Appendix B - 00:08:59
63 Appendix C - 00:09:01
64 Appendix D - 00:31:52
