Joe B. Fulton is professor of American literature at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of "The Reconstruction of" "Mark Twain: How a Confederate Bushwhacker Became the Lincoln of Our Literature. "Fulton's work has also appeared in publications including "American Literary Realism", "Christianity and Literature", "ESQ", "The New England Quarterly", among others. In addition, the author is the winner of the Jules and Frances Landry Award for outstanding achievement in the field of southern studies, and has been honored at his university as an Outstanding Professor for Scholarshi...