From May 14, 2002 edition of USA TODAY

Review of A Few Stout Men 3 out of 4 Stars

'STOUT' MAKES A SOLID HISTORIC, ARTISTIC STAND

...The characters who anchor this work, though, are Samuel Clemens, aka Mark
Twain, who desperately tries to stir Grant's repressed war memory so that he
can publish them...

...William Sandler gives a robust performance as Clemens, expertly mining the
writer''s quirks while making his dignity and righteous passion radiantly
accessible.