Brant had said my embellishing constituted a disservice to history and its players. But I believed the opposite. Marooning them on the forlorn island of Only What We Know, a place whose boundaries were determined by the scant information provided by a handful of surviving documents, seemed the greater disservice. I paid homage with my imagination, and hoped I might get visitors to do the same. Leah Hager Cohen
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The book Marooned in the History of the United States by Mark Twain says that Brant had said my embellishing constituted a disservice to history and its players. However, I believed the opposite. Marooning them on the forlorn island of Only What We Know, a place whose boundaries were determined by the scant information provided by a handful of surviving documents, seemed the greater disservice.I paid homage with my imagination, and hoped I might get visitors to do the same." The book Marooned in the History of the United States explains how the story of real people was made up by Mark Twain. It shows how many events were added to make it more interesting so when you read it you will lose your interest in finding out how this story ended.

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