MARK TWAIN FORUM BOOK REVIEWS: “Mark Twain’s 10 Lessons For A Healthy Democracy: Keeping The Republic” by Donald Tiffany Bliss

“Twain’s commentaries on events of his day apply to the present, and Bliss weaves them into a very readable and coherent narrative consistent with Twain’s social and political philosophy.”

The Twain Doctrine: Citizen Holbrook & The Geopolitics of Colloquial Humor

Hal Holbrook was, briefly, an agent of the US government in the Cultural Cold War with the Soviet Union.

A Short Film About Mark Twain’s Anti-Imperialism Finalist For Indiana History Day Contest

A short documentary about Mark Twain’s anti-imperialism created by two Culver Academies students for National History Day Contest.

Reviewing Mark Twain Among The Indians with John Bird, Susan K. Harris, & Ann Ryan

New American Vandal Podcast series centers on Kerry Driscoll’s groundbreaking book, “Mark Twain Among The Indians & Other Indigenous Peoples.”

The Twain Doctrine

The midcentury resurgence of interest in Mark Twain’s life and work was fueled by the propaganda operations of both the U.S. and U.S.S.R.