Roughing it
by Mark Twain
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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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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 fictionPlaces
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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
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Roughing it
1872, American Pub. Co., F.G. Gilman & Co., W.E. Bliss, Nettleton & Co., D. Ashmead, George M. Smith & Co., A. Roman & Co.
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Hartford, Conn, Chicago, Ill, Toledo, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pa, Boston, Mass, San Francisco, Calif
Edition Notes
A digital reproduction made from a microform copy held by Indiana University is available from its Wright American Fiction 1851-1875 Web site.
BAL notes that bindings other than standard black cloth were available and that p. 242 exists in 2 states.
"Issued by subscription only, and not for sale in book stores."
"Issued with variant imprints"--BAL.
Publisher's advertisement on p. [592].
LC copy has p. 242 in 1st state; imprint matches BAL.
Source: Copyright deposit.
BAL 3337
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