Pirate Alley

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For their kindness in reading portions of the manuscript and offering suggestions, the author wishes to thank Gilbert Pascal, Jerry A. Graham, Dr. Donna S. Johnson, and RADM Stanley W. Bryant, USN (Ret.). A special thank-you to Mike Rosen, 850 KOA Denver’s ace talk-show host, who graciously agreed to act in the author’s drama. Any errors are, of course, the author’s sole responsibility.

The author owes a special debt of gratitude to his editor, Charles Spicer of St. Martin’s Press, whose patience, wisdom, and enthusiasm are unsurpassed.