I'm interested, but I realize I don't have the academic qualifications to guarantee an acceptable opinion. Nevertheless, I'm interested. I actually have a mystical connection with this topic. My cousins used to live in Tahoe City for decades and long ago I thought it odd nobody had put together a small pamphlet with Mark Twain's writing on Lake Tahoe, thinking tourists would snap it up. But I never did anything about it. A few weeks ago, I mentioned this to friends who thought it was a great idea. On September 26, I finally proceeded to google Twain+Tahoe and came upon an announcement, issued that very day (!), about Mr. Antonucci's new book! After thinking "Curses! Foiled Again!" I comforted myself with the thought it had been a good idea. I've often wondered whether the spot where Mark Twain started a fire had conclusively been identified. I look forward to reading _Fairest Picture..._. Pardon me for launching into this personal aside, but the timing of all this boggled my mind. Arianne Laidlaw On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > The Mark Twain Forum needs a reviewer for the following book: > > _Fairest Picture: Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe_ by David C. Antonucci. > (Art of Learning Publishing, 2011). Softcover, 294 pp. ISBN > 9781463765699. $17.99. > > The publisher's website for the book is: > > http://CreateSpace.com/3654392 > > The ideal reviewer should be familiar with both the works of Antonucci > and Robert E. Stewart on this topic as published in the_Nevada > Historical Society Quarterly_, Volume 51, No. 2 (Summer 2008). The > reviewer should also be familiar with the debates earlier this year > surrounding the naming of Sam Clemens Cove -- one background article > on the topic is online from the Sacramento Bee: > > http://tinyurl.com/6jedyxz > > The review would be due around the middle of December. Please email > me if you are interested in writing this review. > > Barb > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58