Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Bill Goetzmann, Ismail Ax and Virginia Tech...

"In one [theory], tied to James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Prairie," Ishmael Bush is known as an outcast and outlawed warrior, according to an essay written in 1969 by William H. Goetzmann, a University of Texas History professor. In Cooper's book, "Bush carries the prime symbol of evil - the spoiler's axe," the professor wrote."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/ismail-ax-sparks-web-frenzy/2007/04/18/1176696889800.html?s_cid=rss_age

1 comment:

Carly said...

Part of me really wishes the wild speculation would stop, and we could all just say, "Ok, he's nuts, that's it, he's insane." I mean, sometimes, it seems like people are just damaged in ways and to degrees that are ultimately inexplicable.