Philip--

He was a Republican--the 19th century kind--and then a Mugwump (briefly).  Do you have a reference for his being a Libertarian?

--LH

Larry Howe
Professor of English & Film Studies
Department of Literature and Languages
Roosevelt University
Editor, Studies in American Humor
President, Mark Twain Circle of America




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From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Philip Bauer <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 6:00 PM
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Subject: Re: Trouble at Home

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@Dennis Eddings why do you find it necessary to insert your political
view into this exchange?  I doubt that Twain would agree with you.  He
was a libertarian, don't you think.   Phil Bauer



On 5/12/2020 1:43 PM, Dennis Eddings wrote:
> In the midst of this comedy of errors (Trump/covid) there may be an
> upside--such things as Kerry's talk being available to those of us
> (especially on the Left ((thank god)) Coast) who can't make them.  Now, if
> Joe would do the same for the Elmira series I would be as happy as a cat
> with a freshly opened can of tuna.
>
> dennis eddings
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 8:11 AM Hugh Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Yes, thank you.
>>
>> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:20 AM Steve Courtney <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hugh, this should actually get you there. My bad.
>>>
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__marktwainhouse.org_TroubleAtHomeKerry&d=DwIDaQ&c=a-IB_GMEfAZCNvTl5o6ZExYKmR-HZTqw1M_ZxQv8eiY&r=M7fe_5tVzFcSaDV_TGyMVieQKup7oSC-0rxoDyxcCJY&m=cMYJRIznF6Mv7c3-dTLJrmeI-rexMNq3fZ3F-mImvyM&s=UesuaTuzeejzbLCcBsvhdlPZkz_2CVjdG_Av53gBOW8&e=
>>>
>>> If it doesn't for some reason, if you go to the Mark Twain House website
>>> -- marktwainhouse.org -- and search for "Trouble," Thursday's "Trouble
>> at
>>> Home" should come up as the first entry.
>>>
>>> Sorry for the, er, Trouble!
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> Steve Courtney
>>> Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator
>>> The Mark Twain House & Museum
>>> 351 Farmington Avenue
>>> Hartford, Connecticut 06105
>>> 860-302-8969
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hugh Davis <
>>> [log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:34 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re: Trouble at Home
>>>
>>> The two hyperlinks provided send us either to the last time Dr. Driscoll
>>> spoke (2018) or to an Outlook account sign-in.
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 7:04 AM Steve Courtney <
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings, all!
>>>>
>>>> As some of you know, ten years ago I called Barb Snedecor and asked
>>>> permission to pillage the name of the wonderful Center for Mark Twain
>>>> Studies lecture series, "The Trouble Begins at Eight," altering it
>>> slightly
>>>> for the early-to-bed Hartford audience: "The Trouble Begins at 5:30."
>>>>
>>>> In the past decade we've welcomed more than 90 speakers on subjects
>>>> ranging from literary to historical to domestic (the corset lecture
>> comes
>>>> to mind) to odd ("Mark Twain versus Sherlock Holmes" comes to mind). We
>>>> have remained hand-in-hand with Elmira, which now under Joe Lemak has
>>>> provided important support for the series, for which we are heartily
>>>> grateful.
>>>>
>>>> Our Tenth Anniversary Spring series was blitzed by the emergency. We
>>> still
>>>> hope for the fall, but meanwhile we are injecting the spirit of the
>>> series
>>>> into a series of virtual programs, via Crowdcast, staring Thursday --
>> at
>>>> 5:30. We call it "Trouble at Home."
>>>>
>>>> We'll feature a live interview of about half an hour with Dr. Kerry
>>>> Driscoll, Associate Editor at the Mark Twain Project, Professor
>> Emeritus
>>> at
>>>> the University of St. Joseph, trustee of The Mark Twain House and
>> Museum,
>>>> and recent historian of Mark Twain's thorny relationship with Native
>>>> Americans in Mark Twain and the Indians. Kerry, long associated with,
>> and
>>>> an important figure at the museum, was our first speaker in the series
>> in
>>>> May 2010. I'll  be asking her about her current work at the Project and
>>>> anything else that crosses our minds.
>>>>
>>>> Again, Thursday, May 14, at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Here's the link for
>>>> registration (it's free). Enjoy!
>>>>
>>>> marktwainhouse.org/TroubleAtHome/Kerry<
>>>>
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__outlook.office.com_mail_search_id_marktwainhouse.org_TroubleAtHomeKerry&d=DwIDaQ&c=a-IB_GMEfAZCNvTl5o6ZExYKmR-HZTqw1M_ZxQv8eiY&r=M7fe_5tVzFcSaDV_TGyMVieQKup7oSC-0rxoDyxcCJY&m=cMYJRIznF6Mv7c3-dTLJrmeI-rexMNq3fZ3F-mImvyM&s=y_0MsSDw4ecdnabPzYJrONJprtfy5OrRuTH4J4lcV0I&e=
>>>> All best,
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> Steve Courtney
>>>> Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator
>>>> The Mark Twain House & Museum
>>>> 351 Farmington Avenue
>>>> Hartford, Connecticut 06105
>>>> 860-302-8969
>>>>