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Mississippi Writings

by Mark Twain · 1982

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Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAmerican SouthAmerican SouthMore like thisLess of thisMississippi RiverMississippi RiverMore like thisLess of thisMissouriMissouriMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 1126 pages

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