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Roughing It

Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain. It was written in 1870–71 and published in 1872, following his first travel book The Innocents Abroad (1869). Roughing It is dedicated to Twain's mining companion Calvin H. Higbie, later a civil engineer who died in 1914.

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Author
Mark Twain
Genre
Travel literature
Publication date
1872
Publisher
American Publishing Company
Followed by
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
Language
English

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Roughing It

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples39
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Roughing It

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Roughing It → The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
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Roughing It → Travel literature
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Roughing It → English
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Roughing It → Print
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Roughing It → 608 (including title page)
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Roughing It → The Innocents Abroad (1869)

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Roughing ItAuthorMark Twain1.00infobox
Roughing ItFollowed byThe Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)1.00infobox
Roughing ItGenreTravel literature1.00infobox
Roughing ItLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Roughing ItMedia typePrint1.00infobox
Roughing ItPages608 (including title page)1.00infobox
Roughing ItPreceded byThe Innocents Abroad (1869)1.00infobox
Roughing ItPublication date18721.00infobox
Roughing ItPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Roughing ItPublisherAmerican Publishing Company1.00infobox
Roughing Itis abook of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain0.90text
The Adventures of Tom Sawyerinstance ofwhich became a staple of his writing in later books0.80text

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