Roughing It

by Mark Twain

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"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.

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Topics: 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