A review by ladamic
Roughing It by Mark Twain

4.0

It's kind of incredible that Mark Twain was out west 1861–1867, and tried his luck alternately at mining and writing for newspapers. He visited Salt Lake City when its population was 15K, the kingdom of Hawaii, a pristine Lake Tahoe, a desolate-then/desolate-now Mono Lake, San Francisco, etc. To travel back in time with him is alone worth it, his exaggerated tales make it all the more lively, though some parts are a bit rough to swallow.