... Life on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...arge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei ther the Pennsylvania St... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Life on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) ,... ...versity is an equal opportunity University. Life on the Mississippi By Mark Twain [pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens] THE BODY OF THE NATION BU... ... of its drainage basin is as great as the combined areas of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Aus tria, Italy, an... ..., and held on the cabin under Plum Point till I raised the reef—quarter less twain— then straightened up for the middle bar till I got well abreast th... ...r vil lages, they came from everywhere. They came on crutches, on drays, in ambulances,—any way, so they got there. They paid in their twelve dollars... ...l bitterer pill to be swallowed: they must be sought out and asked for their services. Captain —— was the first man who found it necessary to take the... ...tionists began to be pretty plenty, brisk as business was, and much as their services were de sired. The laugh was shifting to the other side of thei...

...Excerpt: The ?Body Of The Nation? But the basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basin contains about 1,250,000 squar...

...tate University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpos... ...h the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmi... ...rsity assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Tramp Abr... ... assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. A Tramp Abroad b... ...se wishing to make use of them, and as such is a part of the Pennsylvania State University’s Electronic Classics Series. Cover design: Jim Manis, (ph... ...persons had themselves introduced to me, and said they were proud to know the only man who had been hurt in a French duel in forty years. I was placed... ...t to their own devices. This is an argument of some value in support of the theory that they were the original colonists of the wild islands of the co... ... mend the rent in my conscience which I made by traveling to Baden- Baden that Sunday. We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church ... ...of the Montanvert. This idiot glared at us, and said: “You don’t need guides and porters to go to the Montanvert.” “What do we need, then?” “Such as Y...

Excerpt: A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens).