Life on the Mississippi (Record no. 283)
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| fixed length control field | 01324nam a2200193 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 84001194 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780140390506 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10914187 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS1314.A1 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 818 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mark Twain |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Life on the Mississippi |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Classics |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 448 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In 1882 Mark Twain returned to the river of his childhood, determined to write the definitive travel book on the Mississippi. Life on the Mississippi is no ordinary guided tour, for every page is expressive of the structure, style and high humour that is the very essence of Twain the writer. Spiced with Twain's pungent observations and commentaries on the culture and society of the great river valley, the book is a wonderful collection of lively anecdotes, tall tales and character sketches; historical facts and information; and reminiscences of the author's boyhood and experiences as a steamboat pilot. Life on the Mississippi, in its composition and substance, is intricately related to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In his introduction, James M. Cox suggests that in writing this travelogue Twain discovered the truths that form the heart of the odyssey depicted in his masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | History - U.S. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Geography & Travel |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 818.40 TWAIN | 57592 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |