I recently queried about a note I found in "Heretical Fictions" on his apparent sympathy for "Indians" in his later decades. I received a reference to a masters Thesis from 1984 that argues he never actually hated Indians, he was only using them as a rhetorical device to criticize Western Civilization. My opinion is that the vehemence of his comments belie this idea. I posted a short essay on this on my personal website for those interested. https://bscottholmes.com/node/1909 -- /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/