I agree with you completely.  I'm so grateful that we've been informed
about such a disturbing fact:  A respected institution, which registers
copyrights, responsible for serious copyright infractions.  I can't
understand why this hasn't been a national media sensation!  What I hope is
that the book will be withdrawn, our competent researchers paid for their
corrections, and a revised book be republished in time for NEXT Christmas
if it can't be done for this year.  I'm also surprised Mark Twain scholars
weren't given the opportunity to vet the facts before publication.

Arianne Laidlaw

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Mark Dawidziak <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>      This is a long overdue bravo to Kevin Mac Donnell for his
> insightful, incisive and thoroughly compelling review of "Mark Twain's
> America, A Celebration in Words and Images." If you haven't had a chance
> to read it, do yourself a favor. It's the kind of review that makes you
> glad we have such authoritative voices in our Circle. Kevin's expertly
> written evaluation of this volume not only can be read as an indictment
> of questionable scholarship, it can be welcomed as a say-it-loud defense
> of the tremendous work done by the Twainians, Twaniacs and Twain
> enthusiasts whose work is a real cause for celebration. Many of them are
> on this Forum, and many of them I am honored to call friends.
>      I've been mulling over the disturbing questions raised by Kevin's
> masterful point-by-point examination of "Mark Twain's America," and my
> only regret is that I let vexation and holiday distractions hinder me
> from raising my voice so much sooner. I hope others will add their
> voices. I may be wrong in finding this kind of thing is so worrisome . .
> . but I don't think so.
>
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Arianne Laidlaw A '58