Thanks and I very much appreciate the thought.  I have checked with 
worldcat and the closest library is a private university, Pepperdine.  
They have the book in their main collection at Malibu -  a bit of a 
drive but in my youth I did hitch hike there with a surf board.  
Interlibrary loan seems to be unavailable.  The closest school to me is 
CSUN (I'm an alumni) but they are not associated with Pepperdine and I 
don't think I'm eligible for loans, anyway.  I just need to find the 
time to go to the coast. Actually, I'm over whelmed with sources but the 
title, "Mark Twain in Context" struck me as central to my interests.  
I'm not trying to create another biography, only recreate the 
environment of Twain's life.

On 6/1/25 13:46, Terry Ballard wrote:
> I checked in worldcat.org, and there are more than 200 libraries in America
> that have that title. Almost exclusively academic, but many colleges do
> work with interlibrary loan. Check in your town's public library and you
> might be happily surprised.
>
> On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM Scott Holmes<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I'm indeed glad to hear from you.  The word "Context" is central to my
>> project.
>>
>> On 5/31/25 12:15, Bird, John C. wrote:
>>> Scott, it is indeed expensive. Cambridge University Press markets these
>> primarily to libraries. I hope you will find a library you can see it from.
>> And I hope it proves helpful to you. The essays on various topics are by
>> many noted Twain scholars. It was a pleasure to collect them and edit the
>> volume.
>>> John Bird
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Scott Holmes<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: 5/31/25 2:08 PM (GMT-05:00)
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>>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Mark Twain in Context
>>>
>>> I've only now just become aware of this book by John Bird.  I have not
>>> found an in depth discussion of its content but from what I've seen it
>>> would contribute greatly to my own work with Twain's Geography.
>>> Unfortunately the cost for acquiring a copy is far beyond the means of
>>> this minimum wage worker.  Should anyone have a spare copy and would not
>>> mind sending it out on loan, or if some hidden on-line version be
>>> available I'd very much like to see it.
>>>
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