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January 20, 1869 – Mark Twain’s lecture in Iowa City is completely panned by The Iowa City Republican!
When Mark Twain comes to Iowa City to present his latest lecture – The American Vandal Abroad, Metropolitan Hall is packed, but apparently Twain’s presentation was less than impressive…
As a lecture it was a humbug … We were very much disappointed that there was so little substance to his lecture. We would not give two cents to hear him again. Iowa City Republican – January 20, 1869
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