{"product_id":"life-on-the-mississippi-originally-illustrated-hardcover","title":"Life on the Mississippi: Originally Illustrated - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"But the basin of the Mississippi is the Body of the Nation... Latitude, elevation, and rainfall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall combine to render every part of the Mississippi Valley capable of supporting a dense population. As a dwelling-place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe.\" -Editor's Table, Harper's Magazine (1863)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eLife on the Mississippi\u003c\/em\u003e (1883) is a brilliant memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It is also a history of a mighty river, recounting Twain's trip twenty years later along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis replica of the original 1883 edition of \u003cem\u003eLife on the Mississippi\u003c\/em\u003e with illustrations by John Harley, offers a colorful portrait of 19th century America and is a prelude to Twain's great boyhood novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/em\u003e (1876) and \u003cem\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e (1884).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 588\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42136609226887,"sku":"9781646793228","price":64.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1857a98b674362e286dd35da2aa57f9f.webp?v=1732672902","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/life-on-the-mississippi-originally-illustrated-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}