Skinny Dip

Acknowledgments

I am most grateful for the advice, enthusiasm and talents of Esther Newberg, Liz Donovan of the Miami Herald, Bob Roe of Sports Illustrated, Burl George, Nathaniel Reed, Sean Savage, Capt. Mike Collins, the mysterious Sonny Merita, my tenacious sister Barb, my spectacular wife, Fenia, and Dr. Jerry Lorenz, one of the many unsung heroes of the Everglades.

This is a work of fiction. All names and characters are either invented or used fictitiously. The events described are mosdy imaginary, except for the destruction of the Florida Everglades and the $8 billion effort to save what remains.