Roughing It
Mark Twain
1835 – 1910
ENPublic Domain
Summary
"Roughing It" by Mark Twain is a semi-autobiographical travel book written in 1870–71 and published in 1872. The work chronicles young Twain's adventures across the American West from 1861 to 1867, joining his brother on a stagecoach journey to Nevada Territory. From Salt Lake City visits to gold prospecting, real-estate speculation, and travels to Hawaii, Twain recounts the colorful experiences that shaped his career as a writer, showcasing the rough-hewn humor that would define his later masterpieces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Authors, American — Homes and haunts — West (U.S.)
- Hawaii — Description and travel
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 — Travel — West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.) — Description and travel
- West (U.S.) — Intellectual life — 19th century