From: nospam@abc.net   
      
   Cal, what does his education have to do with whether or not he's a good   
   historian? They   
   don't teach it at school you know. In any event he holds a degree in the field   
   but I can't   
   remember the university.   
      
   Steve, the makers of the documentary are the people who choose the   
   interviewees. Utley is   
   offered good money to tell them what he knows about Billy the Kidd.   
      
   I've dealt with Bob Utley on a personal basis and I can tell you categorically   
   he will NOT   
   offer advise on a subject unless he feels he can do it justice. I tried to   
   budge him loose   
   from his Texas Rangers book sever al years back to scour my manuscript. He   
   read the first   
   three chapters, told me what he thought and then said he couldn't offer much   
   insight   
   beyond that.   
      
   He is generally the best at the Indian wars and the frontier army. Jerome   
   Green is also   
   very thorough. I'm looking forward to his work on the Nez Percé when I can   
   find it ;)   
   --   
   Todd   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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