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From: "Wesley Britton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: new Twain bok
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> Here's an edited press release I saw today-sending it along not only for
> the
> book announcement, but the details about the Bliss family folks might find
> interesting-
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> In the late 1800's, Elisha Bliss published six of Mark Twain's early books
> as the president of the American Publishing Company in Hartford,
> CT--including The Innocents Abroad, The Gilded Age, and Tom Sawyer. His
> son,
> Walter Bliss, joined the family business of publishing Twain, alongside
> his
> half-brother Frank Bliss. And now, Walter's grandson and Elisha's
> great-grandson, Donald Tiffany Bliss, is following in his literary
> family's
> footsteps with "MARK TWAIN'S TALE OF TODAY: Halley's Comet Returns-The
> Celebrated Author Critiques American Politics."
>
> Samuel Clemens, known to most as the popular author and humorist Mark
> Twain,
> was also an astute observer of American politics-he just believed that the
> stark truth about corruption in government would go down more smoothly
> with
> a dose of humor. Robed in a white suit, white cravat, and white shoes,
> crowned with unruly white hair and smoking an ever-present cigar, Mark
> Twain
> became America's first global celebrity.
>
> **Review copies available now. Please contact me directly to request or to
> speak with Don**
>
> Over 100 years later, Twain's insightful commentary retains an uncanny
> relevance to the challenges facing contemporary America. His views are as
> fresh and provocative as those of any contemporary cable TV "talking
> head,"
> Sunday morning roundtable debater, political blogger, or radio talk show
> host. His aphorisms are cited to support almost any proposition- which are
> often inconsistent and contradictory positions. With a handy maxim for
> most
> any occasion, he is fondly quoted by Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street
> activists, union leaders, and liberal and conservative commentators.
>
> Retired ambassador Bliss combines his lifelong interest in Mark Twain with
> over thirty years of experience in the Nation's capitol-both serving in
> the
> federal government and as a partner of a major international law firm-to
> trace the evolution of Twain's political and policy views and illustrate
> their continuing relevance to contemporary American politics and foreign
> policy. MARK TWAIN'S TALE OF TODAY explores the timely issues of today's
> election through Clemens' writings, speeches, correspondence, unpublished
> dictations, and life experiences.
>
> "The challenge of writing about a figure as well-known as Twain is simply
> trying to say something new...what [Bliss] has to say about the life and
> legacy of Twain struck me as new and valuable. I've read dozens of books
> about Twain, and..I can assure you that Twain fans, and newbies, will
> learn
> an immense amount about the White-suited wit who elevated humor to the
> highest of arts."--James Broderick, Ph.D,
>
> About the Author:
> Donald Tiffany Bliss served in the federal government for thirteen years
> and
> as a partner in the Washington D.C. office of a major international law
> firm
> for thirty years. From 2006-2009, he was the US Ambassador to the
> International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal. Previously he was
> appointed the first Executive Secretary to the Department of Health,
> Education and Welfare by the Honorable Elliot L. Richardson and General
> Counsel (Acting) of the US Department of Transportation. A former Peace
> Corps Volunteer lawyer in the Pacific, he also served in the Environmental
> Protection Agency and the Agency for International Development.
>
> As a Washington lawyer, Don has directed a Political Action Committee,
> registered as a lobbyist, testified before Congress, appeared before the
> US
> Supreme Court, worked on a presidential campaign, and advised clients on
> the
> esoteric workings of the federal bureaucracy. He serves on several
> nonprofit
> boards and is currently president-elect of the United Nations Association,
> NCA. He is the co-author of the memoirs of the Honorable William T.
> Coleman,
> Jr., Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's
> Promise, published by Brookings Institution Press (2010), recipient of the
> Green Bag award in 2011 for the best legal writing.
>
> Don is the great grandson of Elisha Bliss, who as president of the
> American
> Publishing Company in Hartford, Connecticut, published six of Mark Twain's
> early books, including The Innocents Abroad, The Gilded Age, and Tom
> Sawyer,
> and the grandson of Walter Bliss who worked with Twain on several of his
> later books. In Mark Twain's Tale of Today, Don draws on his family
> history.
>
> Don resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife Nancy. His two sons and
> their spouses are involved in international work, having lived in
> Nicaragua,
> Haiti, India and Mexico.
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