Larry, Thank you. Yes, I realize he was officially a Republican and a
mugwump. Please not that I did not capitalize libertarian. It's only
my view that much of his outlook would likely be regarded as libertarian
(at least by me, haha.)
On 5/12/2020 7:41 PM, Larry Howe wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________
> 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
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Trouble at Home
>
> [Sent by an External User]
>
> @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
>>>>>
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