I am working on a book about his continuing influence. Consider that, in America alone, more than 11 million students read Twain each year. This creates a vast opportunity to inspire new generations of citizens to save the world.
Alan K

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> On Feb 24, 2017, at 9:25 AM, Bliss, Donald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Coined the phrase The Gilded Age, which continues to be invoked to describe=
> an aspect of American culture. His work on  the Belgium Congo and the US o=
> ccupation of the  Philippines demonstrated how a celebrity can be a voice f=
> or oppressed people, which we see today in the work of celebrities like Bon=
> o and George Clooney, among many others. His political commentary and satir=
> e is replicated in numerous TV talk shows and political satires today.
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> Twain also spoke out/ lobbied/campaigned  for Civil Service Reform, Copyrig=
> ht reform, judicial reform, women's suffrage, the rights of Chinese immigra=
> nts, anti-lynching legislation, medical care reform,  the rights of unions =
> and working men and women, animal rights, among other causes, much  of whic=
> h eventually resulted in legislation at the federal or State level.
> 
> He claimed in a letter to his mother that in Nevada, he "passed every bill =
> I worked for..., " including a bill that required every corporation to file=
> its charter with and pay a fee to the Secretary of the Territory , who hap=
> pened to be his brother.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clay Shannon
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:16 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A question for any and all on the forum: Twain and law
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> This question makes me wonder if any of the Twain researchers/authors here =
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> would ever consider writing a book such as "How Mark Twain Saved the World"=
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> (as you are probably aware, there are such books as "How the Irish Saved t=
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> he World."
> It would be interesting to see enumerated all the ways in which he has infl=
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> uenced culture, both American and world.=3DC2=3DA0- B. Clay Shannon
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>      From: Gregg Camfield <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: A question for any and all on the forum: Twain and law
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> It's widely believed that Twain's very political use of the term "new deal"=
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> Gregg
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>> On Feb 23, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Julie N Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hello all,
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>> Does anyone know if a Mark Twain story/essay/piece ever influenced
>> (directly or indirectly) public legislation?
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>> Thanks!
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