Roughing it
by Mark Twain
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In this book, the Mark Twain tells of his escapades in the American West and the Sandwich Islands. Although he clearly "speaks with forked tongue," his story is informative as well as humorous.
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19th century, American Authors, Biography, Business, Christian Science, Description and travel, Homes and haunts, Intellectual life, Journeys, Law and politics, Mines and mineral resources, Travel, Voyages around the world, West (U.S.), Sexual ethics for teenagers, Sex instruction for youth, Sexual ethics, Controversial literature, Fiction, West (u.s.), description and travel, Twain, mark, 1835-1910, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Law, Hawaii, description and travel, Voyages and travels, American literature, Fiction, action & adventure, West (U.S.) -- Description and travel, Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.), Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.), West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century, Children's fiction, Political aspectsPlaces
California, Hawaii, Mississippi River, West (U.S.)Times
1860-1880, 19th century, To 1950Showing 11 featured editions. View all 408 editions?
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Roughing It
April 1972, Univ of California Pr
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
0520024788 9780520024786
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [1023]-1072).
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as "Mark Twain," left Missouri in 1861 to work with his brother, the newly appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory. Once settled in Nevada, Clemens fell victim to gold fever and went to the Humboldt mines. When prospecting lost its attractions, Clemens found work as a reporter in Virginia City. In 1864, Clemens moved to California and worked as a reporter in San Francisco. It was there that he began to establish a nationwide reputation as a humorist. Roughing it (1891), first published in 1872, is his account of his adventures in the Far West. He devotes twenty chapters to the overland journey by boat and stagecoach to Carson City, including several chapters on the Mormons. Next come chronicles of mining life and local politics and crime in Virginia City and San Francisco and even a junket to the Hawaiian Islands. The book closes with his return to San Francisco and his introduction to the lecture circuit.
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