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The Autobiography of Mark Twain · Character

James Redpath

Founder of the Boston Lyceum Bureau.

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Also known as Redpath

First appearance: Old Lecture Days in Boston

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Operated Redpath's Lecture Bureau, where the lecturers gathered to smoke and talk shop before their engagements.
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In Old Lecture Days in Boston: Operated Redpath's Lecture Bureau, where the lecturers gathered to smoke and talk shop before their engagements. Later, in Ralph Keeler: Manager of the lyceum bureau in Boston that…

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MTMark TwainUSUlysses S. GrantPVPetroleum Vesu…SCSusy ClemensJRJames Redpath

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