I pass on a message from a colleague, though have not yet checked it our myself. 'The latest installment of historian Simon Schama's British TV series on The American Future (called American War) had a section that dealt with Twain's position in relation to American belligerence (and the Philippino war in particular, as well as disagreements with Theodore Roosevelt). If you are interested, go to this link below where you can find more information and in fact can still watch the whole broadcast online for 5 more days: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f08h0 The series is rather enjoyable, though patchy. I am sure it doesn't add any particular nugget of information on Twain but perhaps it might be interesting in relation to how Twain is still used in contemporary debate. ps: a tip, if you decide to watch the show, click on the 'watch in pop-out player' banner as it ensures better quality.' Pete