It has been a pleasure to work with the outstanding academics who have
contributed to this collection. They have been patient and supportive and come
together across a number of geographical and interdisciplinary borders.
We are indebted to Trish Luker for transforming our manuscript into a
camera-ready document.
John Gaffey uncovered a wealth of material through his online voyages
which contributed to the first two chapters.
This volume was improved by the comments of three anonymous reviewers
as well as by valued colleagues at home and abroad including Dr. Jude
McCulloch and Professor Ray Michaelowsi.
Welmoed Spahr has been an enthusiastic and committed publishing
editor and we are grateful for her openness to our project and the publication
of this work.
Sharon has been generously supported by Tom throughout the life of this
collection, and its completion has been all the more exciting and wonderful
with the arrival of Wesley.