from the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin:

27 November 1994

Are you kidding me with this thing, Dave? It’s larger than my goddamn phone book. I had the marketing team take a look at it and they thought maybe we could sell it as a stepladder. Cut a few hundred thousand words and then we can talk. Until then I’m afraid it’s a pass.

Yours,

Bob Wetzel, Editor

(Note: I didn’t get a chance to read past the first few pages. I’m sure the writing is dynamite.)