Project Gutenberg 2004-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 1986 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Roughing It "Roughing It" by Mark Twain is a humorous travel narrative written during the late 19th century. The work recounts the author's adventurous journey to the American West, exploring themes of discovery, camaraderie, and the contrast between urban and frontier life. The central character is Twain himself, who, after envy over his brother's new position as Secretary of Nevada Territory, eagerly takes on the role of private secretary and embarks on a transformative journey filled with unexpected trials and amusing experiences. The opening of "Roughing It" begins with Twain reflecting on his brother's appointment and the allure of adventure that it brings. He expresses his deep envy and excitement about the prospect of travel to the wild West, filled with dreams of encountering buffaloes, Indians, and gold mines. As he packs for the journey, he prepares for a brief excursion that unexpectedly turns into years of exploration. The humor continues as he details the tediousness of his steamboat travel and his eventual switch to an overland stagecoach, filled with eccentric characters and outrageous situations, setting the tone for the engaging and lively narrative that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3177/3177-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/3177/3177-h/images/cover.jpg en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Hawaii -- Description and travel Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.) West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century PS Text Travel Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 1201576 1203146 2024-10-02T06:32:23.253381 2023-10-02T06:08:24.172295 text/html text/html 1185177 2024-03-31T07:45:35 text/html 21920645 2024-10-02T06:32:43.217308 application/epub+zip 21922837 2024-10-02T06:32:28.044380 application/epub+zip 573495 2024-10-02T06:32:25.270419 application/epub+zip 22132838 2024-10-02T06:32:53.952232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22022521 2024-10-02T06:32:40.685337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 710291 2022-09-23T14:02:09.853925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 996370 997558 2024-10-02T06:32:20.648416 2023-10-02T06:08:21.426267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 976726 2024-03-31T07:45:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18878 2024-10-02T06:32:54.645229 application/rdf+xml 11952 2024-10-02T06:32:25.875521 image/jpeg 1993 2024-10-02T06:32:25.616379 image/jpeg 21450509 2024-10-02T06:32:24.181399 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia