Acknowledgements

To the couple of dozen talented folks who contributed their time and energy to this book, I extend my deepest thanks.

The greatest contribution came from Sidney Quarrier. In addition to administering the project, Sid was deeply involved in all aspects of the book's conception. Basically, this book is the product of our many field trips together and countless hours of excited discussion. Every paragraph, photograph, and diagram shows the influence of Sid's keen understanding of Connecticut's landscape, people, and geology.

Several other people deserve special mention. K. Elizabeth K. Pacala edited most of the manuscript. Richard Hyde saw the manuscript through the involved process of typesetting and printing. Carolyn DiNicola-Fawley lent her fine hand to drafting the figures and drawing the illustrations.

Numerous people commented on early drafts of the text, greatly enhancing the clarity and accuracy of the book. They include: Bob Altamura, Mason Beekley, Bud Bronson, Sherm Clebnick, Dave Corrigan, Mary Ann Dickinson, Carolyn Hughes, Richard Hyde, Ita Kanter, Jim Kent, Ralph Lewis, Betty London, Diane Mayerfeld, Ken Metzler, Edmund Morgan, Tom Oullette, Sid Quarrier, John Rodgers, Pete Siegelman, Janet Stone, Hugo Thomas, and Matte Thomas. The two reviews by John Rodgers were particularly helpful. Sean Redding proofread the text, Mary Ann Dickinson gave much helpful advice on the printing process, and Susan Smith assisted in the typography and book design. Jon Scull kept the word processor going, despite all my efforts to the contrary. Several people contributed their photographs: Sherm Clebnick, T Charles Erikson, Richard Hyde, Richard Kruse, Ken Metzler, John Pawloski, Sid Quarrier, Dan Rothenberg, Ron Rozsa, Dominick Ruggiero, William Sacco, William and Virginia Welch, and, especially, Leslie Mehrhoff. Barbara Narendera at Yale's Peabody Museum led me to most of the old lithographs reproduced in the book. I would also like to thank the staff at the State Library in Hartford, where I did most of my writing.

It seems an injustice to consider any book to be the work of only the author. One thing I know for sure is that, without the help of all these people, this book could never have become a reality. It also would not have been nearly as much fun.