Life on the Mississippi, Part 6

Life on the Mississippi, Part 6.CHAPTER XXVIII. Swinging down the River.Named for Me.Plum Point again. Lights and...
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Life on the Mississippi, Part 6

Life on the Mississippi, Part 6

$9.99

Life on the Mississippi, Part 6

$9.99
Author: Twain, Mark,1835-1910
Format: eBook
Language: English

Life on the Mississippi, Part 6.

CHAPTER XXVIII. Swinging down the River.Named for Me.Plum Point again. Lights and Snag Boats.Infinite Changes.A Lawless River. Changes and Jetties.Uncle Mumford Testifies.Pegging the River.What the Government does.The Commission.Men and Theories."Had them Bad."Jews and Prices. TALK began to run upon the war now, for we were getting down into the upper edge of the former battle-stretch by this time. Columbus was just behind us, so there was a good deal said about the famous battle of Belmont. Several of the boat's officers had seen active service in the Mississippi war-fleet. I gathered that they found themselves sadly out of their element in that kind of business at first, but afterward got accustomed to it, reconciled to it, and more or less at home in it. One of our pilots had his first war experience in the Belmont fight, as a pilot on a boat in the Confederate service. I had often had a curiosity to know how a green hand might feel, in his maiden battle, perched all solitary and alone on high in a pilot house, a target for Tom, Dick and Harry, and nobody at his elbow to shame him from showing the white feather when matters grew hot and perilous around him; so, to me his story was valuableit filled a gap for me which all histories had left till that time empty. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 8476
Author: Twain, Mark
Release Date: Jul 9, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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