Can anyone supply any information at all on the river boat pilot, Mr. Thornburg, mentioned in "Life on the Mississippi." There is a second reference to a Thornburg in which Ben Thornburg is called an "alligator pilot." Any information will be appreciated. Thanks. Marc Marcus W. Koechig 26 Oriole Lane Trumbull, Ct. 06611-4918 "...and so there ain't nothing more to write about and I am rotten glad of it..." H.F. Mark Twain is our specialty, but we have other titles as well.