He clearly wrote and published some highly negative comments. Did he ever praise an Indigenous American, whether a fictional character or a real-life person? As we all know -- He was active and in the public eye in June, 1876 (Battle of the Little Big Horn) and in December, 1890 (Wounded Knee Massacre). 'Wild West' shows were common before 1905. Certainly, once he returned to residency in the US (during 1901) and was consulted by reporters for his view on anything and everything. His anti-imperialist stance -- perhaps the connection could be drawn -- was public from 1898 on, I believe. DDD On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:57 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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/ >