Top 6 Books About "Life on the Mississippi"

"Life on the Mississippi" (1883) first appeared as a series of articles about Mark Twain's adventures as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. The wit and wisdom of Mark Twain shines through in this collection of tall tales, historical facts, anecdotes, and much more. Experience "Life on the Mississippi."

1. Mark Twain: Mississippi Writings

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by Mark Twain, and Guy Cardwell (Editor). Library of America. This collection features some of Mark Twain's most beloved works: "Tom Sawyer," "Life on the Mississippi," "Huckleberry Finn," and "Pudd'nhead Wilson."

2. Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain, and James M. Cox (Editor). Penguin. Return with Mark Twain to the Mississippi of his childhood. According to his introduction, James Cox suggests that "in writing this travelogue Twain discovered the truths that form the heart of the odyssey depicted in his masterpiece, 'Huckleberry Finn'."

3. The Portable Mark Twain

by Mark Twain, and Tom Quirk (Editor). Penguin. This book collects famous stories like "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "How I Edited an Agricultural Journal Once," "Jim Baker's Blue-Jay Yarn," as well as selections from "Life on the Mississippi" and other works.

4. Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain. Dover. This collection of reminiscences ranges from Mark Twain's "salad days as a novice steamboat pilot on one of the world’s greatest rivers to views from the passenger deck in the twilight of the river culture’s heyday."

5. Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain. Signet. This edition features a new introduction to "Life on the Mississippi" by Justin Kaplan, acclaimed and award-winning biographer of Mark Twain. Read this "romantic history of a mighty river," as an autobiographical book.

6. Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain. HarperCollins. Here, you'll read Mark Twain's memoir of his young life on the Mississippi. Twain drew upon those early experience for books like "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Discover why "Life on the Mississippi" is an American classic.