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Living along the southern end of the Mississippi River, and reading one Twain book a year, had put this novel on my TBR for quite a while. I didn't know exactly what to expect. It was definitely not humorous like The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress - a book I certainly hope to re-read again someday. It was dry reading at times, until you realize how much work and dedication Mark Twain went into to learn how to pilot steamships down an undeveloped, 1,300 ...more
Living along the southern end of the Mississippi River, and reading one Twain book a year, had put this novel on my TBR for quite a while. I didn't know exactly what to expect. It was definitely not humorous like The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress - a book I certainly hope to re-read again someday. It was dry reading at times, until you realize how much work and dedication Mark Twain went into to learn how to pilot steamships down an undeveloped, 1,300 ...more

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