Despite the recent controversy and because I am receiving no monetary reward for having written a just-published article about Twain, I feel free to post here and advertise same in the hope some of you would be interested enough to seek it out and read it. The article is a comparison/contrast of the lives of Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody. It is titled "Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill Cody: Mirrored through a glass darkly" and was published in /"Points West/," the journal of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY. Copies can be obtained by e-mailing the editor at [log in to unmask] or by sending a note to the editor at the BBHC, 720 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414. The article is the first installment of four. I'd done some research previously on Cody and, after I saw a documentary on Twain, was amazed at the similarities in their lives. Further study led to the conclusion that they were more similar than not, though certainly differences do exist. Anyway, I hope you find the article interesting and informative. Sandy Sagala