https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4692&context=etd Interesting thesis from 1984 on this subject. On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 2:08 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I suppose this should be directed to Kerry Driscoll, as she may be the > go-to person for such questions. On reading "Heretical Fictions:..." by > Berkove and Csicsila, I find in the notes section a remark that Twain > became "sympathetic toward and even admiring of Indians in the final > decades of his life." This is only peripheral to my own efforts but has > been a long-time interest of mine. I could never understand (read > comprehend) his disdain for these people. After reading his admiring > comments on Australian Aboriginal people, I suspected he should have > gained a new respect for those of his own native lands but I had not > found any indications of such. Apparently there are and I would > appreciate pointers to such. > > -- > /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/ > -- Susan Bailey Co author The Twain Shall Meet <http://www.amazon.com/Twain-Shall-Meet-Granddaughter-Gabrilowitsch/dp/1499799497/ref=sr_1_1/191-7847938-3534132?ie=UTF8&qid=1415889321&sr=8-1&keywords=the+twain+shall+meet+susan+bailey> Twain Page <https://www.facebook.com/marktwainsgranddaughter> www.marktwainonline.com Greenville, SC