Damnation! I dug into all of those newspapers and journals, did all that research, and the answer was on Youtube the whole time? I've now got a bad case of the fantods. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************* You may browse our books at: www.macdonnellrarebooks.com -----Original Message----- From: Carl J. Chimi Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 12:47 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Kevin MacDonnell got the origin of "Mark Twain" completely wrong Yup, dead wrong. =20 How do I know? =20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D4GYRGafQ7SI =20 Yup, a 1959 episode of Bonanza gives the full account of how the = Cartwright clan helped (an oddly mid-40s guy who in no way resembles the = actual young Sam Clemens) the young reporter to come up with his pen = name. =20 It must be historically accurate because it is a TV western, and they = knew a lot more about historical facts then than we do nowadays. =20 Sorry you went through all that effort, Kevin, but Hoss beat you to it! =20 Carl =F0=9F=98=80