Life on the Mississippi is Mark Twain’s most brilliant and personal non-fiction work. Fashioned from the same experiences that would inspire the masterpiece Huckleberry Finn, it is an affectionate evocation of the vibrant river life during the steamboat era and a melancholic reminiscence of its passing after the Civil War.

This book is a priceless collection of humorous anecdotes and folktales, offering a unique glimpse into Twain’s life before he began to write. Written in a prose style hailed as among the greatest in English literature, Life on the Mississippi established Twain not only as the most popular humorist of his time but also as America’s most profound chronicler of the human comedy.

Join Twain on his journey as he navigates the ever-changing Mississippi River, reflecting on the transition from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed. This work is infused with the irreverent humor that is Twain's trademark.