Apologies for going off topic - I'm in search of a copy of the play Colonel Sanders. I had one years ago in a public domain version, but somehow lost it in technology hell.
On Apr 28, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Arianne wrote:
> Dear John. (it was so much fun to say that.)
>
> Thanks for information AND links to your own book and interviews. You and
> Tarnoff must be about the same age since 2007 figures in both of your
> biographies. You both have written about the exact period I'm most
> interested in so THANKS for your research and insights.
> Arianne Laidlaw
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 11:25 AM, John H. Muller <
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>> Tarnoff was on C-Span's Book TV this weekend. He was speaking at City Light
>> Books.
>>
>> John Muller, 30
>> author of *Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a Capital
>> Correspondent*
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Arianne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Sacramento was almost his last stop on a book tour and I'm glad
>>> I was able to see and hear him here . He read a section of his book,
>> "The
>>> Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented
>> American
>>> Literature," which made me and my friends believe he should do the
>> reading
>>> for an audiobook. Wonderful voice and fascinating material. He fielded
>>> the many questions with ease and charmed all who stood in line to get
>>> books signed. (I saw one lady walk away with FIVE of them. For
>> Christmas,
>>> she said.) I was able to pass on a message about fact that the San
>>> Francisco Library bought 27 of them to cover all the branches. That
>>> pleased him because he's spent a lot of time in those libraries. I also
>>> gave him the address if he'd like to join The Mark Twain Forum..
>>>
>>> If you missed seeing Ben Tarnoff's presentation anywhere, you can get an
>>> idea of what it was like by visiting his website at:
>>>
>>> www.bentarnoff.com
>>>
>>> There is a short video with a marvelous selection of photos plus a sample
>>> of his reading from the book. I also enjoyed that the website
>> included
>>> a summary of the great reviews his book has received.
>>>
>>> The Sacramento Bee had published an interview with him so the occasion
>>> was well attended, but I noticed a curious fact. Almost everybody in the
>>> audience was a senior citizen. This makes me wonder, is Mark Twain
>>> accumulating any YOUNG fans? I hope so.
>>>
>>> Thought you might want to hear about it.
>>> Arianne Laidlaw
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> *Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C: The Lion of Anacostia
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>> http://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Douglass-Washington-D-c-Anacostia/dp/1609495772/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=H42HP4SBZ8OA&coliid=I34OMAR1SV8L9G
>>> *[The
>> History Press, 2012] - Winner of 2013
>> DC READS <http://www.dclibrary.org/dcreads>
>> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Douglassi
>> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/JohnMul
>> Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a Capital
>> Correspondent<http://amzn.to/19PzIFd>[The History Press, October 29,
>> 2013]
>>
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> Arianne Laidlaw A '58
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