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/