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Book Title: Life on the Mississippi (1883), by Mark Twain (memoir by Mark Twain ) : Mississippi River -- Description and Travel, Mississippi River Valley -- Social Life and Customs
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: General
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 19.9 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Mark Twain
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
