Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier
Surviving Surviving Jamestown Jamestown The Adventures of Young Sam Collier
Surviving Surviving Jamestown Jamestown The Adventures of Young Sam Collier Gail Langer Karwoski Illustrated by Paul Casale
Acknowledgments Lots of people helped me bring this story to the page Any inaccura cies or misjudgments are mine but I have many people to thank for con tributions to this work My husband Chester Karwoski deserves my biggest thanks Without his support and enthusiasm I would not be a writer His suggestions make my stories clearer and more lively Many experts graciously reviewed the manuscript to help ensure its accuracy Nancy Egloff the historian at the Jamestown Settlement reviewed multiple drafts and researched many period details at my request Ruth Haas also from the Jamestown Settlement supplied numerous helpful suggestions as did Diane Stallings and Lee Pelham Cotton from the Colonial National Historical Park and Judith A Corello and Christa Mueller from the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities All have been very generous with their time and knowledge Dr Stephen Lucas helped me with the medical moments in the story Steve is an exceptional physician who cares not only for his patients but also for his patient’s characters I appreciate the expert advice of the PACE students of Joyce Henson and Cass Robinson at Malcom Bridge Elementary in Oconee County Georgia who helped me select the title for this book The members of my writers family the Four at Five Bettye Stroud Wanda Langley and Lori Hammer evaluated each chapter and listened sympathetically to tribulations along the way Another Peachtree writer Adrian Fogelin also offered helpful suggestions My daughters Leslie and Geneva Karwoski gave me my first lessons in children’s literature many years ago as grown-ups they are still giving me valuable insights and invaluable encouragement My parents Farley and Charlotte Langer are as always my greatest fans So many folks at my publishing family Peachtree Publishers Ltd have devoted time and support to this book Associate Editor Vicky Holifield was wonderful gentle and brilliant in her copyediting trim ming and proofing Production Manager Melanie McMahon and Art Director Loraine Balcsik carefully crafted these pages and worked hard to make this a beautiful book Most of all I owe an enormous thanks to my editor Sarah Helyar Smith Sarah embraced this project She’s an awesome editor tireless and talented who cares deeply about produc ing high-quality books for young readers
