Twain's Role In American History

“It became an important role as America expanded westward, and was of importance in trade and travel by the time Twain was born. After covering the history of the river Twain focuses on his history with the river. Growing up in Missouri, the river played an important role in his childhood, as he dreamed of becoming a pilot. Twain then marks the passage of twenty one years when he was not on the river with a page, then back to the river itself. However this time he writes of a recent journey he took down the river, disguesed, more than two decades after he worked as a pilot himself on the Mississippi. a role in American history.”