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Acknowledgments Among the many who have helped create this book, those who work at the Idaho State Historical Society deserve prominent thanks. Oral historians , past and present, preserved important materials that I drew on. Kathy Hodges made a research trip to Boise pleasant and productive. On that same trip, I drew on Judy Austin’s generosity and detailed knowledge of the society’s photographic holdings, making my task far easier. I also am exceedingly grateful to the Idaho Humanities Council for a grant to help offset the funding for this book; Rick Ardinger graciously helped facilitate that process. Further funding and support came through the University of Idaho’s Program in Pacific Northwest Studies. Katherine G. Aiken, the former dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences and current provost for the university, ensured funding for the program, even in times of financial challenges, and has been a supporter of this project from its inception. Elizabeth Carney, Mark Fiege, Troy Reeves, Jeff Sanders, and Kelley Sowards gave the introduction helpful critiques that have helped me improve my ideas and expression. Aaron Schab and Shane Garner provided editorial assistance. Marianne Keddington-Lang of the University of Washington Press gave this project early support and excellent suggestions. Ranjit Arab inherited the project when Marianne semiretired; he has been the perfect combination in an editor, prodding and persistent, encouraging and helpful. The rest of the press staff have been models of professionalism. Most of all, I thank the authors of these essays for their fine work, their infinite patience, and their (usually) good cheer in the face of what has seemed to us all to be endless delays. I can only hope that the book meets their expectations. Lastly, as with all projects, I thank my family—near and far, old and new—for their forbearance and support. The book is dedicated to all my teachers and students in western and northwestern history; from them, I have learned and continue to learn so much. ix Idaho’s Place ...