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AcknowledgmentsI count my blessings because I have direct access to some of the mostcomprehensive collections of Washington history in the world, andlibrarians and archivists who are among the finest in their field. Rarebooks, maps, and special collections of eras long gone are held at theState Archives and the State Library. These treasures include an oralhistory with Willie Frank, Billy Frank Jr.’s father, a man born a decadebefore statehood; an investigation ordered by the governor into aviolent skirmish on Billy’s riverfront property at Frank’s Landing;books that document the early life of the Nisqually, Billy’s ancestors;and superb reporting of the treaty fishing rights that sent Billy on tothe Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and a place of respectaround the world. I am especially grateful for our staff at the WashingtonState Library who assisted in research and proofread themanuscript. I thank Anne Yarbrough, Brian Frisina, Kathryn Devine,and Marilyn Lindholm.Billy’s story may be a tale of personal triumph, but reliving asometimes difficult past is never easy. I thank him for his candor andhis commitment. With honesty and humor, Billy’s children providea unique perspective on their father and his legacy. Hank Adams, anhistorian with vast knowledge of Indian Country and Billy’s sprawlingfamily tree, appears throughout this book. Adams sits on a trove ofdocuments and images of his own that were invaluable in the writingof Where the Salmon Run. I thank him for his time, his patience,and—most of all—his wry sense of humor. Patricia Zell managed,283