{"product_id":"life-on-the-mississippi-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451531209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\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\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e10039 \/ Life on the Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mark Twain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924864635061,"sku":"9780451531209","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2b8016fc-3672-45d9-a994-6059961bf78a.jpg?v=1687840119","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/life-on-the-mississippi-9780451531209","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}