This book deserves more than one post. I bought the audio book and listened to a few sections of it again last night. Absolutely wonderful. Parts of it are so interesting, and parts are so comical, I have to share them. By the way, if you get the audiobook, it should be narrated by Norman Dietz. No one does Mark Twain like him. Anyway, here's a few snippets from the book.
Showing posts with label Roughing It. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roughing It. Show all posts
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Book Review: Roughing It, by Mark Twain (1870-1872)
One of the best, funniest Mark Twain books. It's a history of his early years. I have read this book more times than I can count. It is the story of his time out west.
Many people would be surprised at the idea of Mark Twain as a cowboy. I don't mean he herded cattle, but I mean he lived out west in Nevada and California in the 1860s. He wrote extensively of western life, from the Mormons to the American Indians to the gold and silver miners to the outlaws. This is a jewel for anyone interested in frontier life, or life in the old west. Roughing It is a wonderful period piece.
But it's far more than that.
Many people would be surprised at the idea of Mark Twain as a cowboy. I don't mean he herded cattle, but I mean he lived out west in Nevada and California in the 1860s. He wrote extensively of western life, from the Mormons to the American Indians to the gold and silver miners to the outlaws. This is a jewel for anyone interested in frontier life, or life in the old west. Roughing It is a wonderful period piece.
But it's far more than that.
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