Kevin Joel, I truly like your comments about the necessity to hear the opinions of those other than "Virginians". History written by one side of a dispute is tainted. History must be studied from all perspectives. It would be grossly unfair of me to write a book about slaves or Native Americans without considering their own take on the issues. It would be quite unfair to the readers who have a right to presume that my stories are indeed based on facts, not prejudice. Those who create pretty words to describe the actions of traitors are fooling no one but themselves. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html