Slow Moving Dreams

Acknowledgments

ix Acknowledgments I’d like to thank the following friends, associates, and institutions for their help and assistance during the writing of this novel: Gary Rolls, Susan Grant, Ken McAllister, Judy Krohn, Norman Cosper, and Kim Worley. Their willingness to read multiple drafts, provide constructive comments, inspiration, and guidance was invaluable. My gratitude knows no bounds. I want to thank everyone at TCU Press who made this work possible, especially Judy Alter, Susan Petty, and Katie George. I want to thank Sul Ross State University for allowing me access to their library for research. While I read many books and articles while researching Slow Moving Dreams, I’d like to especially mention Alpine, Texas, then and now by Dr. Clifford B. Casey; Mirages, Mysteries and Reality: Brewster County, Texas, the Big Bend of the Rio Grande by Dr. Clifford B. Casey; Texas, a Geography by Terry G. Jordan with John L. Bean Jr. and William M. Holmes; and Roadside Geology of Texas by Darwin Spearing. ...