The Kentucky Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Writing in the Bluegrass State

Acknowledgments

Contents xv Acknowledgments I wish to thank my editor, Gena Henry, a knowledgeable, affirming literary companion and guide; David Cobb, whose editorial expertise and hawk-eye diligence kept us on the straight and narrow paths and bypaths; Danielle Dove, who took a mountain of words and created a design that makes this book both attractive and readable; Stephen Wrinn, the visionary director of the University Press of Kentucky, who set us on our way with godspeed and sufficient supplies and directions; Gregg Swem, the native Kentuckian who has provided invaluable aid and encouragement every step of the way. I send warm thanks especially to the thousands of Kentucky students with whom I have made many Kentucky journeys for more than forty years. Enjoy now the fruits of our labors. h This volume is dedicated to Dr. Thomas D. Clark (1903–2005). I had the good sense to follow his lead to Kentucky from the lower South, thirty-one years later. xv xvi Contents page xvi–blank ...