Thanks Roger, I pulled up the article on Twain's death. Wow! You are right about the typos--and for garbling history? The article notes that Twain was a Confederate soldier for a brief period of time, but relates his war history in a strange way. After enlisting in the Confederate forces, according to the New York Times, Twain was immediately captured by Yankee forces. He was released on parole, then broke parole and rejoined the conferate forces. But he was captured again and was headed for execution before he got away and headed for Nevada. Quite the exciting story--but perhaps a bit of a stretcher. Jason G. Horn Associate Professor of English Division of Humanities Gordon College Barnesville, Georgia 30204