Galbraith came from a agricultural setting but hardly from the backwoods. He grew up in a rich agricultural area in south western Ontario, about 30 minutes drive from Detroit. Michael Keaney wrote: Galbraith also knew poverty in an agricultural setting, coming as he did from the backwoods of rural Canada. Rod Hay [EMAIL PROTECTED] The History of Economic Thought Archives http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/index.html Batoche Books http://www.abebooks.com/home/BATOCHEBOOKS/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com