# Roughing It

By Mark Twain.

"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. From Salt Lake City visits to gold prospecting, real-estate speculation, and travels to Hawaii, Twain recounts the colorful experiences that shaped his career as a writer, showcasing the rough-hewn humor that would define his later masterpieces. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Hawaii -- Description and travel; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel -- West (U.S.); Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Roughing It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/1101) by Mark Twain (16 h 56 min, English)
- [Life In California, Excerpted From 'Roughing It' By Mark Twain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/19223) by Mark Twain (1 h 24 min, English)

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