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Like my cats, I'm a obligate carnivore [biological need for meat]
Historian. I enjoy communicating knowledge of the past through books, articles, documentary films, web sites, and in the classroom. I specialize in the cowboy and ranching frontiers of North and South America. Served in the Peace Corps in Panama 69-70 followed by a non-illustrious military career at Ft. Hood, Texas, 71-73.