Before his literary career took off and he emerged as one of America's foremost men of letters, Mark Twain worked as a steamboat pilot in the antebellum South and Midwest. This fascinating account offers a brief history of commercial boating in the period and a probing, insightful, and eminently entertaining look at Twain's own experiences.
ISBN: | 9781776518036 |
Publication date: | 1st April 2011 |
Author: | Twain, Mark |
Publisher: | The Floating Press |
Format: | Ebook (PDF) |