“Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.” ― Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi Published in 1883, Mark Twain's memoir Life on the Mississippi recounts his experiences as a steamboat navigator on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. The memoir also serves as a travelogue, chronicling his journeys along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans and subsequently from New Orleans to Saint Paul many years after the war ended. Title Details Original 1883 Text - Biography, Travel Book - 5.5 x 8.5 Inches - Matte Cover - Cream Paper