wow, Peter, that IS important for me to know. Thank you! -- s Sent from my iPad On Apr 10, 2013, at 5:13 PM, "Peter Salwen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, Susan. Sounds like a wonderful project! > > I thought you might be interested in the following -- a note I sent around > last fall about a local (NYC) Twain-related event. > > Last November's talk wasn't directly on point for you, but Strathcarron > also mentioned that he was planning a similar cruise & book on Twain's > 1895-96 travels -- which does sound like something you may want to look > into. > > -- Pete > > _________________________ > > Re: Something special for Mark Twain fans: > > Ian Macpherson, Lord Strathcarron, author of "Innocence and War: Mark > Twain's Holy Land Revisitd" will give a lecture and book signing Nov. 15at > the English-Speaking Union of New York, 144 East 39th Street. (Details at > http://www.esuus.org/newyork/news/lord_strathcarron_innocence_and/) > > As you likely know, Mark Twain=92s travels through the Middle East as a > tourist aboard the luxury cruiser Quaker City in 1867 provided the fodder > for *The Innocents Abroad,* his first best-seller. In 2010 Lord > Strathcarron, a British travel writer, yachtsman and journalist who spent > ten years in Asia working for Time-Life and as a freelance foreign > correspondent, retraced Twain's original route through what is now Lebanon, > Syria, Israel and the West Bank/Palestine on his sailing yacht *Vasco da > Gama*. > > *Innocence and War,* the first volume of Strathcarron's Mark Twain travel > trilogy (www.twaintraveler.com), reports on how the region has (and hasn=92= > t) > changed over the intervening 143 years. His talk will be enriched with > maps, photographs and excerpts from both writers=92 books, which share a > humorously sardonic view of "the unholy mess that is the Holy Land." > Reservations by phone (212-818-1200 ext. 244) or email ([log in to unmask]). > > The English-Speaking Union is a non-profit educational organization focused > on English language and culture, headquartered in New York City, with 70 > branches throughout the United States and ESU offices in 55 countries. > *_________________________________* > * > * > *Peter Salwen* > * > 114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371 > * > * > > * > *salwen.com <http://www.salwen.com>* > *Salwen Business Communications <http://www.salwenpr.com/> * > * > Mark Twain's New York <http://www.marktwainsnewyork.com/> > * > Upper West Side Story <http://www.upperwestsidestory.net/> > *Fine Art America <http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/peter-salwen.html>* > * > * > * > * > _________________________* > * > * > * > *From:* "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:34 PM > *Subject:* Following the Equator Trip > > Dear Forum Members, > As some of you know, I have a project going that focuses on Twain=3D92s tri= > p =3D > around the world=3D97the lecture tour that eventuated in Following the Equa= > to=3D > r. I am contemplating a couple of trips following in his footsteps=3D97esp= > ec=3D > ially to Australia and New Zealand (and maybe Tasmania), and to India. > I am writing to ask those of you who may be knowledgeable about these areas= > =3D > if you know of any particular archives that may hold unpublished Twain mat= > =3D > erials and/or if there are colleges or universities that you know of that h= > =3D > ave faculty particularly interested in Twain. If I do this trip, would be = > =3D > eager to make contacts among locals. > Thank you for any help you can give me! --Susan Harris > > > > Susan K. Harris > > Hall Professor of American Literature > > University of Kansas > > Author of God's Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902* > * >