Episode 551: Mark Twain: Life on the Mississippi (Part 1)

22/12/2022 21 min Episodio 803
Episode 551: Mark Twain: Life on the Mississippi (Part 1)

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Episode Synopsis

The early chapters of the massive THE LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI explores the natural and human history of the river before getting into the personal history of young Samuel Clemens as a trainee steamboat pilot. For much of the first half, it is a celebration of the knowledge of the working class.

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