Product Review

* Beautifully illustrated with delightful sketches from early editions, Life on the Mississippi is is an absorbing memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It's also a travel book, recounting his intriguing trip along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War.

* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.

* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.