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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.
Contents
Series Editor's Preface A Note on the Text Acknowledgments Map of Boys' Ambition": From Life on the Mississippi, Chapter 4 "I Want to Be a Cub-Pilot": From Life on the Mississippi, Chapter 5 "Sounding": From Life on the Mississippi, Chapter 12 "A Catastrophe": From Life on the Mississippi, Chapter 20 HAWAIIAN PASSAGES "The Old Admiral": From Roughing It, Chapter 62 From Mark Twain's Notebook From Roughing It, Chapter 69 From Roughing It, Days in an Open Boat: Compiled from Personal Diaries": From Harper's New Mark Twain's Notebook From the Alta California Letters THE INNOCENTS AFLOAT The Voyage Out: From The Innocents Abroad, Chapters 2-5, 7 The Mediterranean: From The Innocents Abroad, Chapters 10, 32, 57, 59 Returning, Remembering: BACK "The Proper Time to Sail": From the Alta California Letters "The Aged LINERS Letter from RMS Scotia From Mark Twain's Journals Letter from SS Batavia Letters to Captain Mouland Letter to the New York Tribune Letter from SS Batavia Letters from the City of Chester ESCAPES AND EXCURSIONS "The Young Pirates": From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Chapter 8 "The Duke of Bilgewater and the Dauphin King Looey": From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 20 From "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" "I Spare an Awful Bore": From A Tramp Abroad, Chapter 27 From Mark Twain's Notebook ABOUT From The Million-Pound Bank Note From Mark Twain's Notebook From The American Claimant, Chapter 17 EQUATORIAL CIRCUMNAVIGATION To Australia: From Following the Equator, Chapters 1-5, 7-9 "To New Zealand: From Following the Equator, Chapters 31, 34, 36 The Indian Ocean: From Following the Equator, Chapters 37, 38, 62 Completing the Circle: From Following the Equator, Chapter 64 and Conclusion MARK TWAIN'S ICONIC SEA CAPTAIN From the Alta California Letters From Roughing It, Chapter 50, and the Autobiography of Mark Twain From "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion" From Roughing It, Chapter 77 From The American Claimant, Chapter 16 From "The Refuge of the Derelicts" From Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven From the Autobiography of Mark OF LIFE From "The Enchanted Sea-Wilderness" From "An Adventure in Remote Seas" From "The Great Dark" Appendix A: Mark Twain's Maritime Maxims and Metaphors Appendix B: Mark Twain's Ships Notes Bibliography
