Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
Read by John Greenman
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. (Summary from Wikipedia) (14 hr 47 min)
Chapters
01- The River and its History | 15:10 | Read by John Greenman |
02-The River and Its Explorers | 12:32 | Read by John Greenman |
03-Frescoes From the Past | 31:54 | Read by John Greenman |
04-The Boys' Ambition | 10:04 | Read by John Greenman |
05-I Want to be a Cub-pilot | 9:21 | Read by John Greenman |
06-A Cub-pilot's Experience | 15:12 | Read by John Greenman |
07-A Daring Deed | 13:28 | Read by John Greenman |
08-Perplexing Lessons | 13:19 | Read by John Greenman |
09-Continued Perplexities | 13:52 | Read by John Greenman |
10-Completing My Education | 12:26 | Read by John Greenman |
11-The River Rises | 14:51 | Read by John Greenman |
12-Sounding | 13:11 | Read by John Greenman |
13-A Pilot's Needs | 17:54 | Read by John Greenman |
14-Rank and Dignity of Piloting | 14:19 | Read by John Greenman |
15-The Pilots' Monopoly | 24:39 | Read by John Greenman |
16-Racing Days | 11:59 | Read by John Greenman |
17-Cut-offs and Stephen | 16:31 | Read by John Greenman |
18-I Take a Few Extra Lessons | 11:56 | Read by John Greenman |
19-Brown and I Exchange Compliments | 8:00 | Read by John Greenman |
20-A Catastophe | 12:03 | Read by John Greenman |
21-A Section in My Biography | 1:43 | Read by John Greenman |
22-I Return to My Muttons | 17:46 | Read by John Greenman |
23-Traveling Incognito | 6:44 | Read by John Greenman |
24-My Incognito is Exploded | 11:55 | Read by John Greenman |
25-From Cairo to Hickman | 12:40 | Read by John Greenman |
26-Under Fire | 14:17 | Read by John Greenman |
27-Some Imported Articles | 11:45 | Read by John Greenman |
28-Uncle Mumford Unloads | 18:25 | Read by John Greenman |
29-A Few Specimen Bricks | 20:31 | Read by John Greenman |
30-Sketches by the Way | 17:42 | Read by John Greenman |
31-A Thumb-print and What Came of It | 32:17 | Read by John Greenman |
32-The Disposal of a Bonanza | 8:50 | Read by John Greenman |
33-Refreshments and Ethics | 10:29 | Read by John Greenman |
34-Tough Yarns | 4:16 | Read by John Greenman |
35-Vicksburg During the Trouble | 17:34 | Read by John Greenman |
36-The Professor's Yarn | 13:58 | Read by John Greenman |
37-The End of the 'Gold Dust' | 2:10 | Read by John Greenman |
38-The House Beautiful | 14:12 | Read by John Greenman |
39-Manufactures and Miscreants | 12:44 | Read by John Greenman |
40-Castles and Culture | 12:50 | Read by John Greenman |
41-The Metropolis of the South | 9:06 | Read by John Greenman |
42-Hygiene and Sentiment | 8:46 | Read by John Greenman |
43-The Art of Inhumation | 8:22 | Read by John Greenman |
44-City Sights | 15:02 | Read by John Greenman |
45-Southern Sports | 17:45 | Read by John Greenman |
46-Enchantments and Enchanters | 9:31 | Read by John Greenman |
47-Uncle Remus and Mr. Cable | 5:11 | Read by John Greenman |
48-Sugar and Postage | 14:17 | Read by John Greenman |
49-Episodes in Pilot Life | 12:11 | Read by John Greenman |
50-The 'Original Jacobs' | 11:45 | Read by John Greenman |
51-Reminiscences | 14:52 | Read by John Greenman |
52-A Burning Brand | 25:39 | Read by John Greenman |
53-My Boyhood's Home | 10:51 | Read by John Greenman |
54-Past and Present | 17:06 | Read by John Greenman |
55-A Vendetta and Other Things | 13:09 | Read by John Greenman |
56-A Question of Law | 11:11 | Read by John Greenman |
57-An Archangel | 13:35 | Read by John Greenman |
58-On the Upper River | 13:56 | Read by John Greenman |
59-Legends and Scenery | 15:34 | Read by John Greenman |
60-Speculations and Conclusions | 16:35 | Read by John Greenman |
Appendix A | 23:35 | Read by John Greenman |
Appendix B | 8:59 | Read by John Greenman |
Appendix C | 9:01 | Read by John Greenman |
Appendix D | 31:52 | Read by John Greenman |
Reviews
Life on the Mississippi
Christina S.
John Greenman, you are a wonderful person to listen to, especially to Mark Twain. I love looking at this world through the eyes of this great American treasure, namely Mark Twain.
Excellent stories, superb reader
Bobby P.
I'm big fan of Mr Clemens and I really enjoyed this work, although the latter chapters didn't hold me as much. The reader has a voice that sounds like I imagine Mark Twain might if reading this himself. I'll listen to this one again....
It's no wonder that Kaiser Wilhelm enjoyed this so much
Rick Allen
a real page turner of a history of the Mississippi river.
Ed
Absolutely fascinating history of the Mississippi and the communities along it. Loved the stories about learning to be and about being a steam boat pilot. Fantastic reading too. Thanks for the hours the narrator has put into recording this. Really appreciated.
excellent book, excellent reader
A LibriVox Listener
This book is excellent. You should also listen to Innocence Abroad. Best possible reader.
Perfect reader, fab book
Zonda
The perfect reader. I've realised since listening to John Greenman read Mark Twain's books, that not only do I love Mark Twain's books, but that John Greenman is the perfect reader. He knows the books SO well that all his readings are faultless. You bring the books to life, thanks John :)
Typical Mark Twain
Seven Archers
A fun look into the colorful past of what life on the mighty Mississippi was like in typical Mark Twain style. Mr. Greenman did an exceptional job of reading, as usual; you felt as if Samuel Clemens was reading it himself. I highly recommend this book.
Classic Twain
Bud
I started listening to this book because it was a Wall Street Journal book club selection. Being from Louisiana, I very much enjoyed Twain's descriptions of the lower Mississippi. I was VERY pleasantly surprised by the quality of the narration.