I have been aware of this problem of a mis-title. I even have a copy of Cardwell's book of the same name. Speaking of problems with names, I still have railroad name problems. For instance, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the Bee Line Railroad) did not exist until; 1889. I have at least three dates that erroneously report Twain taking that train, possibly as early as 1872. On 8/16/23 08:05, Bird, John C. wrote: > Thanks very much for this, Scott! I am quite interested, since I am writing about events in 1884. > > But note that the tour was not called “Twins of Genius,” a title erroneously applied over the years, starting with tour manager James B. Pond. See the article by Benjamin Griffin, “Twins of Genius—Not!” atwww.twainquotes.com/TwinsOfGeniusNot.html<http://www.twainquotes.com/TwinsOfGeniusNot.html> > > As Ben says, everybody, including him (and me) has called it that for years. > > John Bird > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows > > From: Scott Holmes<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 6:54 PM > To:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Twain-Cable Tour on Twain's Geography > > For those of you interested in such things, I’ve re-edited my pages on > the Twain-Cable tour, with emphasis on the railroads involved. There are > several problems with this not least of which is the lack of > identification on the part of Mark Twain. He does, on occasion mention > stops along the way, however, but as I don’t have direct access to his > letters I have relied on secondary sources such as Day By Day entries. > Another problem with identifying railroads is their lack of longevity. > Railways Twain may have traveled on may have been (or probably have > been) absorbed by another railroad. Many of the USGS quads that are > available map railways as they were decades after Twain. Many railways > have been re-aligned, re-routed or simply cease to exist and their > tracks removed. > > Anyway, the maps are fun. They can be enlarged and scrolled. There is > not a lot of information on each railway but I have tried to find links > to sources or at least Wikipedia articles. > > I continue with this project as my attention span allows, rather like > Twain and his autobiography. > > https://twainsgeography.com/episode/twain-cable-tour > > -- > /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/ > > CAUTION: This message originated from an external source -- /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/