I would like to thank Douglas W. Ellison (North Dakota) for his friendship and for writing the excellent foreword; Paul L. Hedren (Nebraska) for his friendship and support, for helping to keep me on track (even if he did not know it), and for reading the initial version of several chapters and offering insightful suggestions that helped make this a better book; Steve Schwartz (New Jersey) and Gary Leonard (England) for reading some early versions of various chapters and offering helpful feedback and suggestions; Jerome A. Greene (Colorado) for his friendship and support; Bob Brown (New York), correspondent for ABC News from 19772010, and writer extraordinaire, for his friendship, support, and shared interest in Charles St. George Stanley; Chris Penn (England) for sharing his findings on St. George Stanley; Phil Rothman for the Custer books; Carly Sacks for the fine sketch of George Crook; my editor, Ron Silverman, for helping me fine-tune the narrative; Trudi Gershenov, designer, for the eye-catching cover; Tracy Dungan, cartographer, for his wonderful maps; publisher Bruce H. Franklin for making this book a reality; the civilian and military newspaper correspondents who risked life and limb, and braved all kinds of weather, to make this book possible; my mom for always lending a helping hand in life's daily struggles; and my wife, Jodi, and son, Aaron Lakota, for their love and support. As for the book, any shortcomings are mine alone.
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