Susan, I can attest that Ian will be a great resource. He held the U.S. book launch for his book in which he retraced Clemens' steps in today;s war-torn Holy Land, Innocence and War, here at the Mark Twain House in Hartford last fall and also spoke in Hannibal -- and he's coming back to Hartford for our "Trouble Begins at 5:30" lecture series (now monthly) on November 13 to speak on Mark Twain's Equator, the book he's now launching out West under the auspices of the English-Speaking Union. The book, like the first, is fascinating (I got a copy via his UK publisher) and his presentations are delightful -- a mix of lecture, Power Point and narrated video from the scene. Plus he's an extremely nice guy. Look forward to seeing you in Hartford this summer! Best,Steve Steve Courtney 7 Union St. Terryville, CT 06786 860-589-6412 > Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:46:58 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Following the Equator Trip > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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! > >=20 > > I thought you might be interested in the following -- a note I sent aroun= > d > > last fall about a local (NYC) Twain-related event. > >=20 > > 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. > >=20 > > -- Pete > >=20 > > _________________________ > >=20 > > Re: Something special for Mark Twain fans: > >=20 > > Ian Macpherson, Lord Strathcarron, author of "Innocence and War: Mark > > Twain's Holy Land Revisitd" will give a lecture and book signing Nov. 15a= > t > > the English-Speaking Union of New York, 144 East 39th Street. (Details at > > http://www.esuus.org/newyork/news/lord_strathcarron_innocence_and/) > >=20 > > As you likely know, Mark Twain=3D92s 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 Lebano= > n, > > Syria, Israel and the West Bank/Palestine on his sailing yacht *Vasco da > > Gama*. > >=20 > > *Innocence and War,* the first volume of Strathcarron's Mark Twain travel > > trilogy (www.twaintraveler.com), reports on how the region has (and hasn= > =3D92=3D > > t) > > changed over the intervening 143 years. His talk will be enriched with > > maps, photographs and excerpts from both writers=3D92 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] > ). > >=20 > > The English-Speaking Union is a non-profit educational organization focus= > ed > > 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 > > * > > * > >=20 > > * > > *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 > >=20 > > Dear Forum Members, > > As some of you know, I have a project going that focuses on Twain=3D3D92s= > tri=3D > > p =3D3D > > around the world=3D3D97the lecture tour that eventuated in Following the = > Equa=3D > > to=3D3D > > r. I am contemplating a couple of trips following in his footsteps=3D3D9= > 7esp=3D > > ec=3D3D > > 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 are= > as=3D > > =3D3D > > if you know of any particular archives that may hold unpublished Twain ma= > t=3D > > =3D3D > > erials and/or if there are colleges or universities that you know of that= > h=3D > > =3D3D > > ave faculty particularly interested in Twain. If I do this trip, would b= > e =3D > > =3D3D > > eager to make contacts among locals. > > Thank you for any help you can give me! --Susan Harris > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > Susan K. Harris > >=20 > > Hall Professor of American Literature > >=20 > > University of Kansas > >=20 > > Author of God's Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902* > > * > >=20