tales-of-Fogo-Island

AcknowledgmentsI would like to thank the National Literacy Secretariat for its financialassistance in making this work possible.The members of the Fogo Island Literacy Association provided valuablesupport throughout this project. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to allwho helped in researching and compiling stories for inclusion, especiallyColette Wells, who researched materials and supervised the project during myabsence. Many thanks as well to Steven Dwyer, who conducted a pilot projectand helped with research. Without their help, the production of this bookwould have been much more difficult.I also wish to express my sincere gratitude to all of the people who providedsuggestions for editing and helped in proofreading. In particular, thanks toCatherine McKenna, Patrick Donahue, Cyril and Rita Burke, Susan Osmond,and Teresa Greene. I extend special thanks to my parents, Harold and PhyllisCoish, who have helped throughout this project and have been tremendouslysupportive.Many thanks to Gerald Freake for helping to edit and mix the recorded versionand to Bud Davidge for reproducing the tapes for distribution. Without theirhelp, the audio component of this production would not have been possible.Finally, special thanks to all who willingly shared their stories, drawings andphotographs. I have made many new friends in compiling this text and I amhonored to have had such an opportunity. I would like to thank all thecontributors for welcoming me into their homes with such warmth andenthusiasm. Their cooperation was essential in bringing this project to fruition.