Bev, You have made a good point. I personally know one of the authors of "Nothing But Glory: Pickett's Division at Gettysburg" - Kathy Georg Harrison. She works full-time at Gettysburg National Military Park as a senior historian. In her "spare" time, she co-authored this book, which is considered to be one of the two or three best books about Pickett's Charge ever written. When I read the queries, I thought perhaps that an interest in purchasing the book would be the result. I hope so. The statiscal books, such as yours and Kathy's, are invaluable as resources. Whenever I am at a research facility and learn that the information I am seeking is in hard copy form (as opposed to microfilm), I am purely delighted. And if it's available for sale, that's a real bonus! Don't sell just to libraries. There are plenty of us who still want these books in our homes. Pat >This is a controversial subject and I can see it from both sides. Information is to be shared, that has always been my philosophy and I do my best to do that.  But such a wholesale misuse of the book bothers me, especially since I transcribe court records and try to sell them as books. >The hours that go into such work cannot be counted. If I was lucky enough >to find my ancestor's name in a book I would gladly purchase it. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

My suggestion is to simply revert to snail mail. If anyone has a question ask all parties concerned privately and correspond the old fashioned way. I still can't believe that someone can actually take public records and expect to charge someone for the information, book or not, I wonder how much they paid for the information???? Other than leg work! And if it is History I am interested in I have two very sturdy legs, eyes not so good, two local libraries and a local Historical Society 5 minutes from my home. End of discussion for me! Rhonda Bassett