<b>TO THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE VENTURED, OR WHO INTEND TO VENTURE, INTO THAT STATE WHICH IS &quot;A BLESSING TO A FEW, A CURSE TO MANY, AND A GREAT UNCERTAINTY TO ALL,&quot; THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED IN<br />ADMIRATION OF THEIR COURAGE.<br /><br />E. J. Hardy</b>