Hmmm... "met" should probably read "first exchanged letters with"

They exchanged letters when Paine was writing his Nast bio. But they also 
met at a dinner about that same time, and I don't recall which came first--  
but I think the dinner, while Nast was still alive, before Paine had begun 
his work on the bio.

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Subject: Re: Mark Twain and Thomas Nast?


> Paine met Twain when researching Nast's biography, and the story goes that
> Twain chose Paine as his own biographer on the basis of seeing Paine's 
> work
> on Nast. I have the copy of Paine's Nast bio inscribed by Paine to Twain 
> in
> Dec 1905 with a few notes by Twain, and a letter laid from some stranger
> sending Twain a drawing by Nast (the drawing is long gone).  I think Twain
> suggested Nast as illustrator of THE GILDED AGE but Bliss declined. I have
> Nast's inscribed copy of THE INNOCENTS ABROAD.
>
> I assume they smoked hasheesh together and that is actually Thomas Nast
> handing Clara her hat in the film.
>
> Kevin
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> Mac Donnell Rare Books
> 9307 Glenlake Drive
> Austin TX 78730
> 512-345-4139
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> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>
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> From: "Laura Trombley" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:12 PM
> Subject: Mark Twain and Thomas Nast?
>
>
>> Anyone aware of letters exchanged between Mark Twain and Thomas Nast? Or
>> an=
>> y other connection between the two?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your feedback.
>>
>>
>>
>> Laura
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