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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
- 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
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- Mark Twain
- English
- 1872
- Roughing It
Roughing It is part travel book, part fanciful memoir. (The story covers actual events from Twain’s life, but heartily embellished with Western style yarning and tall tales.) In 1861, Twain escaped the Civil War by traveling west, taking an overland stagecoach from Missouri to Nevada.
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Jul 2, 2004 · 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.
Aug 18, 2006 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of Roughing It, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
