Here is a link to a New Yorker article titled “How Mark Twain Tried to Get Rich Quick—Again and Again.” From nonage to dotage, in dire straits or in the pink, Twain was always a capricious entrepreneur, counting the zeroes on an imaginary balance sheet. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-mark-twain-tried-to-get-rich-quick-again-and-again Joe Alvarez 900 Havel Court Charlotte, NC 28211-4253 Home phone: 704.364.2844 Cell phone: 704.564.2082 FAX: 704.364.9348