Monmouthhistory@aol.com wrote: >I am no expert, but my recollection of Horner is that he is a biased jerk. > That's a good one Randall. I've never heard Horner described in quite that way before. My recollection, having not read the book in a couple of years, is that he needs to be taken with a slight grain of salt. I have a little more faith in Saltar's work. Scott -- Scott D. Peters Historically Speaking 17 Alexandria Dr. Manalapan, NJ 07726 -------------------- Keep a sense of humor! If you let it be, ADD can be really funny at times. Don’t miss out on the chance to laugh when the laugh is there. At that psychological branch point we all know so well, when the split-second options are to get mad, cry, or laugh, go for the laughter. Humor is a key to a happy life with ADD. >From “Driven To Distraction,” By Edward Hallowell, M.D. and John Ratey, M.D. -- Scott D. Peters Historically Speaking ALHFAM -FPIPN vice-chair for trivia, errata and miscellany 17 Alexandria Dr. Manalapan, NJ 07726 scott@latke.net "The ordinary distinctions in society are often vague, and imply no just pre-eminence: rank and titles are adventitious things and instead of designating merit or virtue, are frequently the baubles of imbecility, or the sparkling decorations of meretricious pageantry" William Griffith, on behalf, and by order of the New-Jersey Society for promoting the gradual Abolition of Slavery, Twelfth Month (December) 20th, 1803