I am working on a book about his continuing influence. Consider that, in America alone, more than 11 million students read Twain each year. This creates a vast opportunity to inspire new generations of citizens to save the world. Alan K Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2017, at 9:25 AM, Bliss, Donald <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Coined the phrase The Gilded Age, which continues to be invoked to describe= > an aspect of American culture. His work on the Belgium Congo and the US o= > ccupation of the Philippines demonstrated how a celebrity can be a voice f= > or oppressed people, which we see today in the work of celebrities like Bon= > o and George Clooney, among many others. His political commentary and satir= > e is replicated in numerous TV talk shows and political satires today. > > Twain also spoke out/ lobbied/campaigned for Civil Service Reform, Copyrig= > ht reform, judicial reform, women's suffrage, the rights of Chinese immigra= > nts, anti-lynching legislation, medical care reform, the rights of unions = > and working men and women, animal rights, among other causes, much of whic= > h eventually resulted in legislation at the federal or State level. > > He claimed in a letter to his mother that in Nevada, he "passed every bill = > I worked for..., " including a bill that required every corporation to file= > its charter with and pay a fee to the Secretary of the Territory , who hap= > pened to be his brother. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clay Shannon > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:16 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: A question for any and all on the forum: Twain and law > > This question makes me wonder if any of the Twain researchers/authors here = > =3D > would ever consider writing a book such as "How Mark Twain Saved the World"= > =3D > (as you are probably aware, there are such books as "How the Irish Saved t= > =3D > he World." > It would be interesting to see enumerated all the ways in which he has infl= > =3D > uenced culture, both American and world.=3DC2=3DA0- B. Clay Shannon > > From: Gregg Camfield <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:27 PM > Subject: Re: A question for any and all on the forum: Twain and law > =3D20 > It's widely believed that Twain's very political use of the term "new deal"= > =3D > i=3D3D > n _Connecticut Yankee_ inspired F. D.=3DC2=3DA0 Roosevelt's branding of his= > leg=3D > islati=3D3D > ve program.=3DC2=3DA0 Indirect, but big. > > Gregg > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 23, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Julie N Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> =3D3D20 >> Hello all, >> =3D3D20 >> Does anyone know if a Mark Twain story/essay/piece ever influenced >> (directly or indirectly) public legislation? >> =3D3D20 >> =3D3D20 >> =3D3D20 >> Thanks! > > > =3D20