In preparing to write a bit about Whanganui for my Geography of Twain site, I looked into my copy of Robert Cooper's "Around the World with Mark Twain". He got the story right (pg 164-5), despite Twain's obviously heartfelt remarks on patriotism, he was in error on the nature of the monument. So much so that he re-imagined two monuments. To compound the error, the European settlers were in error regarding the motivation for the combatants in this battle. -- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. http://bscottholmes.com