Harness, Cheryl. Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi River. New York, Simon & Schuster. 1998.
Lasky, Kathryn. A Brilliant Streak. Singapore: Harcourt Brace and Company,. 1998:
Samuel Clemens. New Perspectives on The West
PBS The Wes: Samuel Clemens. 9/19/02.
VHS tape film taped from KLRN.