And in mitigation, it may be pertinent to remember something Ron Powers pointed out (and which was news to me) -- that as a young boy Sammy Clemens had heard from his mother (no mean storyteller herself) "tales of brutal and sadistic Indian attacks on her mother's people." *_________________________________* * * *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>* * * On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Bliss, Donald <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It is worth remembering that Twain was so incensed by the barbarous > treatme= > nt of American Indians by the private bounty hunters and the army out west > = > that he wrote to President Cleveland in 1885 urging him to take action to > p= > rotect the Indians from the unsavory acts of government officials > promotin= > g abhorrent practices, such as paying rewards for the presentation of > India= > n scalps. The president ignored Twain's plea. > > Don Bliss > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Holmes > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 5:08 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Mark Twain and the Native American > > I noted in my message earlier, regarding Twain and the Goshoots, his > dislike for these people. I've been searching for any mention of where > he might have repented his racism. It would seem inconsistent with his > later held views on Imperialism. I've also noted in a review of one of > Val Kilmer's performances an appreciation for the Oglala Sioux. Can > this be documented in any of his writings? >