hey, david.  thanks.  my knowledge of drinking habits in the old west is
limited largely to 19th-century california.  i commented extensively on a
draft of david's VIOLENT LAND, and while i don't always agree with him,
particularly his analysis of the present day, i like his treatment of the
history that i know.  i doubt i have anything significant to add.  my
latest historical work has been on the federal bureau of narcotics' role in
suppressing morphine maintenance in the states of california and washington
between 1920 and 1941.  jb

At 10:00 AM 4/10/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello -
>
>    DC's address is: <[log in to unmask]>  He has commented on my study of
>study of "drink & fights" on our 19th century frontiers.  If you also have a
>knowledge of drinking habits in the Old West, I'd be pleased to learn more.
>
>   David Ingle,  Framingham, MA