The Page That Made My Wife Cry

On Monday the package containing the proofs of Confederate Faces arrived on my doorstep. This was my first opportunity to see the layout of the pages and get a real sense of what the book will look like. Also, more importantly, this is my final chance to check for errors. There will be many, as the transition from typed manuscript to typeset pages results in small errors of punctuation and spelling.

Leafing through, I found one page that I never told my wife about. I asked her to come into the room and showed her, and she cried with happiness and hugged me in a warm embrace. I cried, too. I could not have done it without her support and love.

I've scanned in The Page.