Research Catalog

Title

Rafts & other rivercraft in Huckleberry Finn / Peter G. Beidler.

Author

Beidler, Peter G.

Publication

Columbia, MO : University of Missouri Press, 2018.

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Details

Description

xi, 179 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

In this book, structured largely as a series of answers to rhetorical questions about the nomenclature and physical makeup of rivercraft in Mark Twain's works and elsewhere, Beidler exerts complete salvage rights over the raft itself. Beidler's detailed annotations give us a solid grub stake for grasping the material culture of Huck Finn and, thus, enlarging our understanding of the book as a whole. --Jacket.

Alternative Title

Rafts and other rivercraft in Huckleberry Finn

Subjects

• Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 > Adventures of Huckleberry Finn > History and criticism
• Boats and boating
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Literature
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark)
• Mississippi River > In literature

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

"On such a craft as that" : some basic questions -- "A little section of a lumber raft" : a rise, a raft, a crib -- "Right in the middle of teh wigwam" : shelter, oars, smallpox -- "Riding high like a duck" : canoes, boats, ferries -- "Amongst some bundles of shingles" : a baby, a barrel, a home -- "Generally known as a 'sucker'" : a boy, a raft, a river.

Call Number

JFE 18-1219

ISBN

• 0826221386
• 9780826221384

LCCN

2017953805

OCLC

989028365

Author

Beidler, Peter G.

Title

Rafts & other rivercraft in Huckleberry Finn / Peter G. Beidler.

Imprint

Columbia, MO : University of Missouri Press, 2018.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-1219