Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1511 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life on the Mississippi Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 07-07-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 153 votes Genres: Classics, American Literature Publisher's Summary: When Mark Twain was growing up, all he wanted to be was a steamboat man. And so Twain ran away in pursuit of his dream. Life on the mighty river for Twain consisted of paddleboats and history, poker games and gamblers, larger-than-life characters and outlandish festivals like Mardi Gras. Twain recorded it all with his keen eye for detail and biting wit. (P)1986 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Over a century before the dime-a-dozen memoirs started popping up on our shelves from people with dubious claims to fame, Mark Twain wrote Life on the Mississippi. At the age of 12, when he was still going by Samuel Clemens, he left school to begin a career of odd jobs until he received his steamboat pilot license. It was this experience going up and down the Mississippi on the steamboat that not only provided the backdrop to these humorous and exciting tales, but also the occupation which gave him his famous pen name. Veteran narrator Norman Dietz gives a performance Twain would be proud of, ensuring the satire and earnestness alike are not lost on any listener.