Old Times On The Mississippi

Old Times On The Mississippi is a memoir written by Mark Twain, published in 1875. In this book, Twain recounts his experiences working as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River in the mid-1800s. He describes the daily routines and challenges of navigating the river, as well as the colorful characters he encountered along the way. Twain also reflects on the changes he witnessed in the river and its surrounding towns over the course of his career. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into life on the Mississippi during a pivotal time in American history, and showcases Twain's trademark wit and humor.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.