Acknowledgments

Interior illustrations by A1 Cabral, graphic arts/photographer, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Permission to reprint selected passages by Raymond E. Fowler and Simon & Schuster. In addition, there are many references and quotations from sources either in the public domain or that fall into the category of “fair use for comment and review.” All sources are credited in the text and/or endnotes section, and my appreciation for all.

Also, I wish to thank Booklocker.com, where this work first came out in book form, and Richard Leviton, senior editor at Hampton Roads, for noticing it.