{"product_id":"9780451531209","title":"Life on The Mississippi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Justin Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by John Seelye\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025446093040,"sku":"9780451531209","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780451531209_p0.jpg?v=1763705238","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451531209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}