Excellent, life imitating art in such a way always nice to see.
I get the impression Twain partly earned his readership, living and reputation by piling in pretty vigorously when he saw a suitable target. I suspect he would have been a blogger today. He didn't dent Cooper's popularity significantly, but I don't suppose that was the point.
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Date: 2008-12-11 02:24 pm (UTC)I get the impression Twain partly earned his readership, living and reputation by piling in pretty vigorously when he saw a suitable target. I suspect he would have been a blogger today. He didn't dent Cooper's popularity significantly, but I don't suppose that was the point.