{"product_id":"life-on-the-mississippi-mark-twain-9780451531209","title":"Life on the Mississippi","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twain's early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel, \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River, was host to riverboat travelers from around the world, providing a vigorous and variable atmosphere for the young Samuel Clemens to absorb. Clemens became a riverboat pilot and even chose his pen name--Mark Twain--from a term boatmen would call out signifying water depth at two fathoms, meaning safe clearance for travel. It was from this background that \u003ci\u003eLife on the Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e emerged. It is an epochal record of America's growth, a stirring remembrance of her vanished past. And it earned for its author his first recognition as a serious writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Justin Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by John Seelye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Twain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451531205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451531209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.76h x 4.18w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e10039 \/ Life on the Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mark Twain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990186066175,"sku":"9780451531209","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83d93b39-f9dd-408f-b8cf-81844c6a6642.jpg?v=1683303485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-on-the-mississippi-mark-twain-9780451531209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}