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    Quote Originally Posted by brandycr View Post
    You have the power of the internet behind you.Go to google put the names in and there you are.
    The reference librarian says: "Beware the power of the Internet, especially when working on a school assignment!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    The reference librarian says: "Beware the power of the Internet, especially when working on a school assignment!"

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    And the frustrated college student says remember that even when working with books from a library, the three keys to research are: verify, verify, verify!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erisianmonkey View Post
    And the frustrated college student says remember that even when working with books from a library, the three keys to research are: verify, verify, verify!
    Amen, Amen, Amen. Here endeth the lesson.

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    Todd, I agree with you. There's no substitute for primary source information.

    The unfortunate part of trying to research the life of Wallace is that the primary source would be Blind Harry. Virtually anything written about Wallace needs to be prefaced with "Maybe" or "Possibly".

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