Life on the Mississippi/Mark Twain

An invaluable companion to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's inimitable portrait of 'the
great Father of Waters'. Part memoir, part travelogue, it expresses the full range
of Twain's literary personality, and remains the most vivid, boisterous and provocative
account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from 'the
golden age' of steamboating to the violence wrought by the Civil War. This new edition
of Life on the Mississippi contains a comprehensive introduction, extensive annotations
and a guide to further reading designed to appeal to both the student and the general
reader.