That's why all that material is in the endnotes, not cluttering up the text. References are the foundation of the building, not the living room furniture.
Stan
Rick wrote:
Ugh. I'm glad I haven't tried to read that. How tedious.
RickK
"Daniel P.B.Smith" dpbsmith@world.std.com wrote: As for "Wikipedia is not a list of citations"—fine; neither is Lauren Hillenbrand's "Seabiscuit: An American Legend," but every darn statement she make in that readable, popular bestseller is documented and attributed.
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