Bibliograph

Roughing it, by Mark Twain ; with illustrations by eminent artists ; afterword by Scott Russell Sanders

Type

Label

Roughing it, by Mark Twain ; with illustrations by eminent artists ; afterword by Scott Russell Sanders

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Roughing it

Oclc number

31805909

Responsibility statement

by Mark Twain ; with illustrations by eminent artists ; afterword by Scott Russell Sanders

Series statement

The world's best reading

Summary

In Roughing It our nation's favorite storyteller shares memories of his "vagabondizing" days on the untamed frontier - of curious people, exotic places, hardship, danger - and a whopping dose of good fun

Table Of Contents

Inducements to purchase -- A tough statement -- Suspended operations -- An unpleasant view -- The concentrated inhabitant -- The south pass -- I was touched -- The family bedstead -- Greeley's ride -- The Washoe zephyr -- Fire at Lake Tahoe -- "You might think him an American horse" -- An armed ally -- Crossing the flood -- Camping in the snow -- Quartz Mill in Nevada -- Lake Mono -- "Stove heap gone" -- Bird's-eye view of Virginia and Mount Davidson -- The great "Flour sack" procession -- Col. Jack "Weakens" -- Imparting information -- The heroes and heroines of the story -- Jonah outdone -- Dollinger -- Miss Wagner -- Waiting for a customer -- Chinese lottery -- The miner's dream -- Looking for mischief -- Royalty and its satellites -- Going into the mountains -- Kealakekua Bay and Cook's monument -- The crater -- A view in the Iao Valley -- Severe case of stage fright

Target audience

adult

Classification