Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain's memoir as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River. He also made a round trip with James Osgood in April and May of 1882, boating on the Mississippi from St Louis to New Orleans. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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1876/00/00 | Mark Twain | Author | "Old Times on the Mississippi", where Mark Twain describes his apprentices as a cub Mississippi riverboat pilot, is published. | ||||
1882/04/00 | James R Osgood | Publisher | Mark Twain and James Osgood take a riverboat trip on the Mississippi River to research Life on the Mississippi. | ||||
1883/00/00 | Mark Twain | Author | Incorporating "Old Times on the Mississippi", "Life on the Mississippi" is published in the United States and Great Britain. It is the first typewritten manuscript submitted to a publisher. | ||||
1883/00/00 | James R Osgood and Company | Publisher | Incorporating "Old Times on the Mississippi", "Life on the Mississippi" is published in the United States and Great Britain. It is the first typewritten manuscript submitted to a publisher. |
Particulars for Life on the Mississippi: | |||
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Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
Narrative Arts | Factual | concerned with what is actually true rather than interpretations of or reactions to it | |
Narrative Arts | Memoir | a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources | |
Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
Boat Attribute | Steamboat | ||
Writing Type | Travelogue |
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Original Language: | English |
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