Reese River Reveille in Austin NV – in the middle of the state. Published November 11, 1863 Mark Twain Book Notes Two “corruption is at a premium, and men’s virtue is to be estimated in an inverse proportion to their professions. California in ’49 was a kind of vestibule of hell, but Nevada may be […]
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Sam writes a letter to TE for them to print a story about a mass murder
It’s a joke, the story he tells is of Samson killing 1000 with the jaw bone of an ass.
The Gold Hill Daily News mocks Sam
They say Twain is writing a bloody tragedy for Adah to equal Mazeppa to be called “Pete Hopkins; or, the Gory Scalp”
