Acknowledgments

My name may be on the cover, but many people played a part in producing this book. Jean-Claude Tremblay’s capable technical review made the chapters more accurate and more coherent, Elizabeth Kuball and Liz Welch ensured the text was clean, Valerie Haynes Perry composed the index to help you find what you need, and Tracey Croom and Myrna Vladic kept production running smoothly. If you judged the book by the cover, you relied on Cory Borman’s good work. I am particularly grateful to Rebecca Gulick for inviting me to write the book, providing me the resources I needed, and making the whole process a pleasure.

Thank you to Doña and Verne, Andrew, Colleen, Sandy, Jinx, Pico, Longfellow, Nada, and Belly for letting me share their photos with you.

As always, I am indebted to Sandy, who put up with my working long hours, helped me brainstorm structural and technical issues, and shared my enthusiasm when everything fell into place.