all the writers have nicknames. his first dispatch with Twain name is printed. sexuality in Nevada took it’s cues from SF which was accepting of sexual bonds between men. most men visited female prostitutes but they also typically lived in male pairs, sharing resources and beds. They all drink at a few clubs but they […]
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Sam prints personal digs at buddy Rice
Sam faux-feuded in print with his buddy Clement T. Rice whose head he said “was filled with oysters instead of brains.” The Unreliable – they’re really great friends, actually. best friends they share a bed
The Roop County War – Sagebrush War
Nevadans fight Californians over mines. Because of a law passed by Congress in 1861 that left unresolved a border dispute MT&OC pg 75