Mark Twain And The Queens Of The Mississippi
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STE-E-E-E-AMBOAT'S A'COMIN' As a boy, Samuel Clemens loved it when a steamboat traveled up or down the Mississippi River to his town of Hannibal, Missouri. He'd run to the riverbank and stare longingly at the boats, wishing he could be one of the lucky passengers or crew. As a young man, Clemens made his dream come true by working his way up to steamboat pilot. When the Civil War temporarily stopped the steamboats, Sam traveled west, where he began writing funny stories for newspapers. He signed one story Mark Twain, a river term meaning two fathoms deep. It was a name he would eventually make famous through his books, the most popular of which were based on his boyhood days on the banks of the Mississippi. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0689815425
ISBN13:9780689815423
Release Date:November 1998
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Length:1 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 10.3" x 9.6"
Age Range:7 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 5
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