Big Bend's Ancient and Modern Past

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments We received considerable help in preparing and publishing this book. For that assistance we wish to thank a number of people. We are of course grateful for the cooperation of the authors whose studies are featured. We are indebted to members of the staff at the Center for big bend Studies who aided and supported us. Particularly helpful were the late Ellen Kelley, administrative assistant Susan Chisholm, director William A. (Andy) Cloud, and scientific illustrator Avram dumitrescu. Since all of the articles in this anthology originally were published in the Journal of Big Bend Studies, we especially thank the center for granting us permission to use them. two readers asked pertinent questions, made suggestions , and supported publication. As always, Mary Lenn dixon, editor in chief at texas A&M University Press, provided initial acceptance and encouragement for our proposal. Pearlene Vestal Glasrud read, edited, and improved our writing. For the rest we remain responsible. —bruce A. Glasrud —Robert J. Mallouf Big Bend’s Ancient and Modern Past ...