'Life on the Mississippi' is written by -

• 'Life on the Mississippi', memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War by Mark Twain.- Memoir, history or record composed from personal observation and experience. - ১৮৮৩ সালে এটি প্রকাশিত হয়।- The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541.- Chapters 4–22 describe Twain’s career as a Mississippi steamboat pilot, the fulfillment of a childhood dream.• Main Characters: - In Life on the Mississippi, the two main characters are Mark Twain himself and Captain Horace Bixby, the steamboat pilot whom Twain served as an apprentice under.• Mark Twain:-Mark Twain was an American humorist, novelist, and travel writer.• Famous Works:- During his lifetime Mark Twain wrote more than 20 novels.- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884),• Other Notable Works: - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,- A Tramp Abroad,- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,- Following the Equator,- Letters from the Earth,- Life on the Mississippi,- Old Times on the Mississippi,- Pudd’nhead Wilson,- The Prince and the Pauper, etc.Source: Britannica.