A few weeks ago, there were several messages regarding the subject, but I don't remember if anyone referred to the article in National Geographic Magazine, February 2003 issue. It's a very good article that someone might like to read about Sacagawea, but it is not too flattering regarding Toussaint. It may be available to read online at: www.nationalgeographic.com I didn't try to read it online, because I read it in my doctor's office........you know, long waits. There also is a great article in the recent Smithsonian Magazine about the "Louisiana Purchase" from Napoleon, Emperor of France in 1803. Thomas Jefferson and his henchmen negotiated a bargain price of $15,000,000, but it cost the U.S. $27,000,000 over the term of the bonds floated to pay for the purchase. Napoleon needed the money to pay for his intended conflict with the British, his Waterloo. The French were our friends at that time. Interesting how events make for strange bedfellows. Les