Once again, I owe a great deal to Ed Donohoe, my friend and steam wizard. Thanks as well to a good friend and a wonderful novelist, Van Reid, for all of his support and, specifically, for suggesting some of the moments in this book. Thanks to Randy Smidy and Dave Frink for the steamboat information. Thanks to George and Amy Jepson and Tall Ships Books for their support over the years.
At HarperCollins, once again, I am grateful for the help of David Semanki and Hugh Van Dusen.
And in particular, I would like to thank Nat Sobel for everything he has done for me during my first decade as a writer.
And last, I would like to thank Lisa Nelson for…well…you know….