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Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoy...

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Main Author: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Other Authors: McKowen, Scott
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Sterling Pub., [2006?]
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Finn, Huckleberry > (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction.
Mississippi River > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
Physical Description:ix, 305 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9781402726002
1402726007
Author Notes:Mark Twain was born Samuel L. Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He worked as a printer, and then became a steamboat pilot. He traveled throughout the West, writing humorous sketches for newspapers. In 1865, he wrote the short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which was very well received. He then began a career as a humorous travel writer and lecturer, publishing The Innocents Abroad in 1869, Roughing It in 1872, and, Gilded Age in 1873, which was co-authored with Charles Dudley Warner. His best-known works are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mississippi Writing: Life on the Mississippi, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910.

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