Libro Twain at Sea: The Maritime Writings of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Seafaring America) De Mark Twain

portada Twain at Sea: The Maritime Writings of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Seafaring America)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Press Of New England

Autor

Mark Twain

Año

2018

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

304

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781512601510

N° edición

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Antologías

Twain at Sea: The Maritime Writings of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Seafaring America)

Mark Twain (Autor) · University Press Of New England · Tapa Blanda

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Samuel Clemens (1835–1910) repeatedly traversed the ocean during his globetrotting life. A keen observer, the man who recast himself as Mark Twain was fascinated by seafaring. This book compiles selections ranging from his first voyage in 1866—San Francisco to Hawaii—to his circumnavigation of the world by steamship 1897. Despite his background as a “brown water” mariner, Twain was out of his element on the ocean. His writings about being at sea (as well as feeling at sea) reflect both a growing familiarity with voyaging and an enduring sense of amazement. Twain’s shipboard observations capture his interest and amusement in the “blue water” mariners he encountered, with their salty subculture and individual quirks. Twain at Sea collects the author’s essays and travelogues on the maritime world in one volume, including excerpts from Roughing It, The Innocents Abroad, A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, and other sources.