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Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain. It was written in 1870–71 and published in 1872, following his first travel book The Innocents Abroad (1869). Roughing It is dedicated to Twain's mining companion Calvin H. Higbie, later a civil engineer who died in 1914.
- Mark Twain
- 608 (including title page)
- 1872
- 1872
Read how Twain and his brother embark on a series of adventures across the American frontier in the 1860s. From stagecoaches and buffalo hunts to Mormons and outlaws, this book captures the spirit and humor of the Wild West.
Roughing It, semiautobiographical novel by Mark Twain, published in 1872. This humorous travel book, based on Twain’s stagecoach journey through the American West and his adventures in the Pacific islands, is full of colourful caricatures of outlandish locals and detailed sketches of frontier life.
- Mark Twain
- 1872
Dec 21, 2014 · 9,522 ratings935 reviews. Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. He wrote it during 1870–71 and published in 1872, as a prequel to his first book The Innocents Abroad (1869). This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad.
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Jul 3, 2004 · Most Recently Updated. Mar 31, 2024. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 2299 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Mark Twain
- 1872
Jul 2, 2004 · ROUGHING IT, By Mark Twain, Part 1. Project Gutenberg's Roughing It, Part 1., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www ...
Nov 4, 2008 · Roughing It is the hilarious record of those early years traveling from Nevada to California to Hawaii, as Twain tried his luck at anything and everything—and usually failed. Twain’s encounters with tarantulas and donkeys, vigilantes and volcanoes, even Brigham Young, the Mormon leader, come to life with his inimitable mixture of reporting ...
- Mark Twain
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