https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com 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. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2017 All rights reserved. Arts:Literature 1440 No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1733414/Life-on-the-Mississippi.jpg https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com 144 144 01 The River and its History https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/01-the-river-and-its-history/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/01-the-river-and-its-history/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/01-the-river-and-its-history/ false No 910 02 The River and its Explorers https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/02-the-river-and-its-explorers/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/02-the-river-and-its-explorers/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/02-the-river-and-its-explorers/ false No 752 03 Frescoes From the Past https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/03-frescoes-from-the-past/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/03-frescoes-from-the-past/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/03-frescoes-from-the-past/ false No 1914 04 The Boys’ Ambition https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/04-the-boys%e2%80%99-ambition/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/04-the-boys%e2%80%99-ambition/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/04-the-boys%e2%80%99-ambition/ false No 604 05 I Want to be a Cub-pilot https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/05-i-want-to-be-a-cub-pilot/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/05-i-want-to-be-a-cub-pilot/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/05-i-want-to-be-a-cub-pilot/ false No 561 06 A Cub-pilot’s Experience https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/06-a-cub-pilot%e2%80%99s-experience/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/06-a-cub-pilot%e2%80%99s-experience/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/06-a-cub-pilot%e2%80%99s-experience/ false No 912 07 A Daring Deed https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/07-a-daring-deed/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/07-a-daring-deed/#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/07-a-daring-deed/ false No 808 08 Perplexing Lessons https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/08-perplexing-lessons/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/08-perplexing-lessons/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/08-perplexing-lessons/ false No 799 09 Continued Perplexities https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/09-continued-perplexities/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/09-continued-perplexities/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/09-continued-perplexities/ false No 832 10 Completing my Education https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/10-completing-my-education/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/10-completing-my-education/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/10-completing-my-education/ false No 746 11 The River Rises https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/11-the-river-rises/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/11-the-river-rises/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/11-the-river-rises/ false No 891 12 Sounding https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/12-sounding/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/12-sounding/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/12-sounding/ false No 791 13 A Pilot’s Needs https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/13-a-pilot%e2%80%99s-needs/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/13-a-pilot%e2%80%99s-needs/#comments Sun, 16 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/13-a-pilot%e2%80%99s-needs/ false No 1074 14 Rank and Dignity of Piloting https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/14-rank-and-dignity-of-piloting/ 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http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/17-cut-offs-and-stephen/ false No 991 18 I Take a Few Extra Lessons https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/18-i-take-a-few-extra-lessons/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/18-i-take-a-few-extra-lessons/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/18-i-take-a-few-extra-lessons/ false No 717 19 Brown and I Exchange Compliments https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/19-brown-and-i-exchange-compliments/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/19-brown-and-i-exchange-compliments/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/19-brown-and-i-exchange-compliments/ false No 480 20 A Catastrophe https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/20-a-catastrophe/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/20-a-catastrophe/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/20-a-catastrophe/ false No 723 21 A Section in My Biography 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false No 705 28 Uncle Mumford Unloads https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/28-uncle-mumford-unloads/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/28-uncle-mumford-unloads/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/28-uncle-mumford-unloads/ false No 1105 29 A Few Specimen Bricks https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/29-a-few-specimen-bricks/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/29-a-few-specimen-bricks/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/29-a-few-specimen-bricks/ false No 1231 30 Sketches by the Way https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/30-sketches-by-the-way/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/30-sketches-by-the-way/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/30-sketches-by-the-way/ false No 1062 31 A Thumb-print and What Came of It https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/31-a-thumb-print-and-what-came-of-it/ 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http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/37-the-end-of-the-%e2%80%98gold-dust%e2%80%99/ false No 130 38 The House Beautiful https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/38-the-house-beautiful/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/38-the-house-beautiful/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/38-the-house-beautiful/ false No 852 39 Manufactures and Miscreants https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/39-manufactures-and-miscreants/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/39-manufactures-and-miscreants/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/39-manufactures-and-miscreants/ false No 764 40 Castles and Culture https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/40-castles-and-culture/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/40-castles-and-culture/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/40-castles-and-culture/ false No 770 41 The Metropolis of the South 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Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/44-city-sights/ false No 902 45 Southern Sports https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/45-southern-sports/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/45-southern-sports/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/45-southern-sports/ false No 1065 46 Enchantments and Enchanters https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/46-enchantments-and-enchanters/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/46-enchantments-and-enchanters/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/46-enchantments-and-enchanters/ false No 571 47 Uncle Remus and Mr. Cable https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/47-uncle-remus-and-mr-cable/ https://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/47-uncle-remus-and-mr-cable/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0800 http://lifeonthemississippi.podbean.com/e/47-uncle-remus-and-mr-cable/ false No 311 48 Sugar and Postage 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