Tucker Abbott must have been a very well-organized writer, considering the
number of guidebooks and manuals that he wrote, on all levels from
technical to children's books, and even including a recorded guide to
pronunciation. I could use some better organization myself. How did Abbott
manage such huge amounts of data? Did he have a staff, and if so, of what
specializations (photographer, drafter, secretary, etc.)? How was his
library indexed and catalogued? And how did all this begin? It seems to me
that the "early Abbott", just getting started, has more to teach us than
the "later Abbott", who was already well known and respected. Who has some
Abbott stories?

Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama