August 20, 1903 Thursday

August 20 Thursday – On Sept. 1 Sam wrote Joe Twichell that he was “in New York the whole month under wearing & hateful compulsion of business & the races were a blessed rest & diversion for me” [MTP]. Note: This may explain the lack of letters extant this month from him. The International Yacht Races began on Aug. 20. See insert advertisement.

Sam’s notebook: “The yachts started at 11 a.m. precisely” [NB 46 TS 23].

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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