Does anyone know of, and perhaps can direct my attention to the location of,
a couple of minor pieces by MT --both mentioned by the late Lou Budd in his
still amazingly relevant and useful book MT: Social Philosopher:

"Brief Biography of the Government" & "A Difficult Conundrum"? (both around
the turn of century)

 Prof. Budd also asserts in this book that Puddn'head Wilson's use of
lynching was somehow spurred onward by the infamous lynching of eleven
Italians in New Orleans, March 1891, but he gives no reason for this
assertion.  Any ideas about this possible connection; or evidence that Twain
had this specific incident in mind as he wrote PW?

thanks, -hb


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Harold K. Bush, Ph.D
Professor of English
Saint Louis University
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