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Acknowledgments Most projects of this kind require the assistance of numerous individuals and institutions. Museums and libraries that have assisted with this project include the Naval History and Heritage Command,Washington Navy Yard (Chuck Haberlein, Ed Finney, Rob Handshew); Marblehead Historical Society (Karen Mac Innis); Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum (Christine Michelini); Mariners’Museum Library (Claudia Jew and Tom Moore); and the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park Library (Bill Kooiman). I am greatly indebted to the staff members of the National Archives and Records Administration for their assistance with this project.In particular , naval and maritime archivist Mark C. Mollan has made this work possible through his strong support and encouragement. The soul of a culture lies in its history,and the United States National Archives is truly blessed to have such dedicated staff members as Mark. I also am indebted to a number of historians for their assistance in this work. They include Coast Guard chief historian, Robert M. Browning Jr., Raymond E. Ashley, executive director of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, and my manuscript reviewers, Matthew G. McKenzie (University of Connecticut) and Douglas Jerolimov (University of Virginia). I greatly appreciate the support of New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology series editors, James C. Bradford (Texas A&M University) and Gene Allen Smith (Texas Christian University). I also would like to thank Meredith Morris Babb, director of the University Press of Florida, who has encouraged me in this work, as with my previous book on American shipbuilding. She is truly the guiding light for an institution that publishes some of the best work in the fields of maritime history and nautical archaeology, and her staff offered great assistance throughout the publication process. These include managing 135 136 Acknowledgments editor Gillian Hillis, senior secretary and acquisitions assistant Ebony Williams, and project editors Michele Fiyak-Burkley and Nevil Parker. And then there is Bob Richardson. Bob served as copy editor and indexer of this book, but his investment in the project far exceeded simple copyediting. Bob and I spent many hours corresponding by e-mail and talking through content problems over the phone, so he could polish elements in the manuscript and turn my material into a more readable and edifying book. I consider myself lucky to have worked with Bob on this project. Last, I am especially grateful to my wife Mary for her continued interest in, and assistance with, my work. Her skill and dedication in drawing illustrations and preparing photographs were essential in readying this manuscript for the publisher. I would not have succeeded in this effort without her support and encouragement. ...