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I could rustle up a fifty-pound sack of corn meal, and a side of
bacon, ammunition, and a four-gallon jug of whisky, in addition to a
few graduate students, if someone was willing to pay for the
expedition.  Easy enough.

Tracy Wuster

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Terry Ballard <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I'm less optimistic. I suspect that the closest thing we will hear to
> Twain's actual voice is Hal Holbrook. I read somewhere that when he was
> starting out he found Isabel Lyons living in New York and she coached him
> on Twain's voice. However, I would be really happy if somebody proved me
> wrong about an actual recording.
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> Terry Ballard
> Assistant Director of Technical Services for Library Systems
> The New York Law School
> 185 West Broadway, New York, NY, 10013
> 212-431-2106
> http://www.terryballard.org
> Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethisforlibraries.com
>
> "My memory has a mind of its own."

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