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Title

  • Roughing it

Summary

  • Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as "Mark Twain," left Missouri in 1861 to work with his brother, the newly appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory. Once settled in Nevada, Clemens fell victim to gold fever and went to the Humboldt mines. When prospecting lost its attractions, Clemens found work as a reporter in Virginia City. In 1864, Clemens moved to California and worked as a reporter in San Francisco. It was there that he began to establish a nationwide reputation as a humorist. Roughing it (1891), first published in 1872, is his account of his adventures in the Far West. He devotes twenty chapters to the overland journey by boat and stagecoach to Carson City, including several chapters on the Mormons. Next come chronicles of mining life and local politics and crime in Virginia City and San Francisco and even a junket to the Hawaiian Islands. The book closes with his return to San Francisco and his introduction to the lecture circuit.

Names

  • Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Created / Published

  • Hartford, Conn., American Pub. Co., 1891.

Headings

  • -  California--Description and travel
  • -  West (U.S.)--Description and travel
  • -  Hawaii--Description and travel
  • -  Law--Political aspects--California
  • -  Mines and mineral resources--California
  • -  Business--California

Medium

  • xviii, [19]-591 p. front., illus., plates. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PS1318 .A1 1891

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 07023335

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Twain, Mark. Roughing It. Hartford, Conn., American Pub. Co, 1891. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/07023335/.

APA citation style:

Twain, M. (1891) Roughing It. Hartford, Conn., American Pub. Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/07023335/.

MLA citation style:

Twain, Mark. Roughing It. Hartford, Conn., American Pub. Co, 1891. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/07023335/>.