A bit behind in my reading, I just ran across a review of the Grant and Twain book from the June 6, 2004 New York Times Book Review. Don't have a copy with the particulars in front of me, but the gist is that reviewer felt the book was all about Grant and the title is a misnomer. In his view, Twain is but a supporting character who comes off as a "vulture" waiting for the Grant MS to publish. The reviewer found the book to be readable, a bit slight, and far from proving the idea that the relationship was all that important. In this view, Grant comes across as a heroic figure racing to finish his book before cancer killed him. Wes Britton