I have heard on this list that Col. Sherburn character in Twain's "Huckelberry Finn" is an actual character in Twain's life. Something about his father, a lawyer, defending a man named Sherburn for shooting someone and that the character Boggs is also real in Twain's life. Can ANYONE further explain the situation. It's pretty important that I find out :) TIA! Adam Leitzes