Larry, Thank you. Yes, I realize he was officially a Republican and a mugwump. Please not that I did not capitalize libertarian. It's only my view that much of his outlook would likely be regarded as libertarian (at least by me, haha.) On 5/12/2020 7:41 PM, Larry Howe wrote: > Philip-- > > He was a Republican--the 19th century kind--and then a Mugwump (briefly). Do you have a reference for his being a Libertarian? > > --LH > > Larry Howe > Professor of English & Film Studies > Department of Literature and Languages > Roosevelt University > Editor, Studies in American Humor > President, Mark Twain Circle of America > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Philip Bauer <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 6:00 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Trouble at Home > > [Sent by an External User] > > @Dennis Eddings why do you find it necessary to insert your political > view into this exchange? I doubt that Twain would agree with you. He > was a libertarian, don't you think. Phil Bauer > > > > On 5/12/2020 1:43 PM, Dennis Eddings wrote: >> In the midst of this comedy of errors (Trump/covid) there may be an >> upside--such things as Kerry's talk being available to those of us >> (especially on the Left ((thank god)) Coast) who can't make them. Now, if >> Joe would do the same for the Elmira series I would be as happy as a cat >> with a freshly opened can of tuna. >> >> dennis eddings >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 8:11 AM Hugh Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, thank you. >>> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:20 AM Steve Courtney < >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hugh, this should actually get you there. My bad. >>>> >>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__marktwainhouse.org_TroubleAtHomeKerry&d=DwIDaQ&c=a-IB_GMEfAZCNvTl5o6ZExYKmR-HZTqw1M_ZxQv8eiY&r=M7fe_5tVzFcSaDV_TGyMVieQKup7oSC-0rxoDyxcCJY&m=cMYJRIznF6Mv7c3-dTLJrmeI-rexMNq3fZ3F-mImvyM&s=UesuaTuzeejzbLCcBsvhdlPZkz_2CVjdG_Av53gBOW8&e= >>>> >>>> If it doesn't for some reason, if you go to the Mark Twain House website >>>> -- marktwainhouse.org -- and search for "Trouble," Thursday's "Trouble >>> at >>>> Home" should come up as the first entry. >>>> >>>> Sorry for the, er, Trouble! >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> Steve Courtney >>>> Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator >>>> The Mark Twain House & Museum >>>> 351 Farmington Avenue >>>> Hartford, Connecticut 06105 >>>> 860-302-8969 >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hugh Davis < >>>> [log in to unmask]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:34 AM >>>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Subject: Re: Trouble at Home >>>> >>>> The two hyperlinks provided send us either to the last time Dr. Driscoll >>>> spoke (2018) or to an Outlook account sign-in. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 7:04 AM Steve Courtney < >>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Greetings, all! >>>>> >>>>> As some of you know, ten years ago I called Barb Snedecor and asked >>>>> permission to pillage the name of the wonderful Center for Mark Twain >>>>> Studies lecture series, "The Trouble Begins at Eight," altering it >>>> slightly >>>>> for the early-to-bed Hartford audience: "The Trouble Begins at 5:30." >>>>> >>>>> In the past decade we've welcomed more than 90 speakers on subjects >>>>> ranging from literary to historical to domestic (the corset lecture >>> comes >>>>> to mind) to odd ("Mark Twain versus Sherlock Holmes" comes to mind). We >>>>> have remained hand-in-hand with Elmira, which now under Joe Lemak has >>>>> provided important support for the series, for which we are heartily >>>>> grateful. >>>>> >>>>> Our Tenth Anniversary Spring series was blitzed by the emergency. We >>>> still >>>>> hope for the fall, but meanwhile we are injecting the spirit of the >>>> series >>>>> into a series of virtual programs, via Crowdcast, staring Thursday -- >>> at >>>>> 5:30. We call it "Trouble at Home." >>>>> >>>>> We'll feature a live interview of about half an hour with Dr. Kerry >>>>> Driscoll, Associate Editor at the Mark Twain Project, Professor >>> Emeritus >>>> at >>>>> the University of St. Joseph, trustee of The Mark Twain House and >>> Museum, >>>>> and recent historian of Mark Twain's thorny relationship with Native >>>>> Americans in Mark Twain and the Indians. Kerry, long associated with, >>> and >>>>> an important figure at the museum, was our first speaker in the series >>> in >>>>> May 2010. I'll be asking her about her current work at the Project and >>>>> anything else that crosses our minds. >>>>> >>>>> Again, Thursday, May 14, at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Here's the link for >>>>> registration (it's free). Enjoy! >>>>> >>>>> marktwainhouse.org/TroubleAtHome/Kerry< >>>>> >>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__outlook.office.com_mail_search_id_marktwainhouse.org_TroubleAtHomeKerry&d=DwIDaQ&c=a-IB_GMEfAZCNvTl5o6ZExYKmR-HZTqw1M_ZxQv8eiY&r=M7fe_5tVzFcSaDV_TGyMVieQKup7oSC-0rxoDyxcCJY&m=cMYJRIznF6Mv7c3-dTLJrmeI-rexMNq3fZ3F-mImvyM&s=y_0MsSDw4ecdnabPzYJrONJprtfy5OrRuTH4J4lcV0I&e= >>>>> All best, >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> Steve Courtney >>>>> Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator >>>>> The Mark Twain House & Museum >>>>> 351 Farmington Avenue >>>>> Hartford, Connecticut 06105 >>>>> 860-302-8969 >>>>>