Old Times On The Mississippi

""Old Times on the Mississippi"" is a memoir written by Mark Twain about his experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River in the 1850s. The book is a collection of anecdotes and stories from Twain's time on the river, including his encounters with other steamboat pilots, the dangers of navigating the river, and the colorful characters he met along the way. Twain's wit and humor shine through in his descriptions of the people and places he encountered, and his love for the river and its history is evident throughout the book. The memoir provides a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of American history and the unique culture of the Mississippi River.And then if you will go on until you know every street crossing, the character, size, and position of the crossing-stones, and the varying depth of mud in each of those numberless places, you will have some idea of what the pilot must know in order to keep a Mississippi steamer out of trouble. Next, if you will take half of the signs in that long street, and change their places once a month, and still manage to know their new positions accurately on dark nights. and keep up with these repeated changes without making any mistakes, you will understand what is required of a pilot's peerless memory by the fickle Mississippi.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.