The innocents abroad ; Roughing it
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Innocents abroad
Author
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
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Cardwell, Guy, 1905-
Twain, Mark. 1835-1910. Roughing it.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press, [1984].
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1027 pages : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Available in Coop
Plaistow Public Library
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New York, N.Y. : Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press, [1984].
Language
English

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Published under the full name The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress, this became Mark Twain's best selling book during his life and one of the best-selling travel books of all time. It is a detailed narrative of a long excursion with a group of fellow travelers to the Holy Land shortly after the Civil War aboard the vessel Quaker City. The humorous account covers his visits to Paris, Italy, Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land. At times irreverent, it is always entertaining.
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A semi-autobiographical account of Mark Twain's early adventures in western America. It is the first of his several travel books. He recounts his attempts at gold and silver mining which led to his becoming a paper millionaire for ten days. He gets involved in real estate speculation amid his time in Nevada and California. He details his trip to Salt Lake City and encounters with the Brigham Young Mormons. At the end of the book, he travels to Hawaii and describes viewing the lava flows and eruptions from the volcanoes that are active even today. It is a thoroughly entertaining tale of the Wild West.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Twain, M., Cardwell, G., & Twain, M. 1. (1984). The innocents abroad ; Roughing it . Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Guy Cardwell and Mark. 1835-1910. Twain. 1984. The Innocents Abroad ; Roughing It. Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Guy Cardwell and Mark. 1835-1910. Twain. The Innocents Abroad ; Roughing It Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press, 1984.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Twain, Mark, Guy Cardwell, and Mark. 1835-1910 Twain. The Innocents Abroad ; Roughing It Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by the Viking Press, 1984.

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