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Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain

Originally published in 1883, this travelogue explores the Mississippi River, capturing the transition from the boom years before the American Civil War to the sober era that followed. The work is characterised by its humour and vernacular prose.

Accession 8370 ISBN — Publisher Chatto & Windus
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