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12 Acknowledgments No book is written in isolation, and I want to thank those who have helped along the way. In my first serious venture into historical scholarship I have learned the importance of good archivists, and have had the pleasure of working with several. The records of CPS #21 are preserved at the Brethren Historical Library and Archives in Elgin, Illinois, where Kenneth Shafer and Logan Condon have made my two visits there both pleasant and productive. Doug Erickson and Paul Merchant of the Archives and Special Collections in the Aubrey R. Watzek Library at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, have been gracious hosts during my visits to that collection. Finally, Dale F. Harter, the archivist at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library at Bridgewater College, provided access to the materials collected there. Portions of Chapter Four were previously published as “Confrontation at the Locks,” by Charles Davis and Jeffrey Kovac, in the Winter 2006 issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly (Volume 107, Number 4, pp. 486-509) and are used here by permission. Permission to reproduce photographs has been given by the Archives and Special Collections at Lewis & Clark College and the Brethren Historical Library and Archives. Thanks to Jeremy Skinner at Lewis & Clark for providing digital images of the photographs from that collection. The remaining photos and other illustrations came from the collections of Julian Schrock and Charles Davis. This book would not have been possible without the cooperation of the men of CPS #21 and their families who shared their memories and documents with me. These include Les Abbenhouse, Richard Anderson, Don Baker, Harold (Ike) Bock, Arthur Butler, Eleanor Ring Davis, Dwight Hanawalt, Wendell Harmon, Mae Rolle Henderson, Harland Gibson, Joe Gunterman,Vic Langford, Bob McLane and Sanford Rothman. Joe and Emmy Gunterman and the McLane family (Bob, Naomi, Erica and Jeff) were gracious hosts during a visit to California in the summer of 2007. The time spent with them has enriched this book. Both Richard Anderson and Joe Gunterman have read and commented on the manuscript as it has evolved. I am particularly grateful to Julian Schrock, son of Mark Schrock, and to Don Elton Smith. Julian sent me a copy of his unpublished Acknowledgments 13 memoir of his family’s time at Cascade Locks along with hundreds of pages of letters and other documents. He has read parts of this manuscript and answered many questions by e-mail. Not only did Don Elton Smith send me his CPS #21 files, we have maintained an active and productive correspondence since the early days of this project. He has read and made thoughtful comments on more drafts of parts of this book than I can remember, and spent most of a day in his house in Loveland, CO, patiently answering my questions and telling me stories about his experiences. One of the side benefits of this project has been getting to know Don Smith. Many people have contributed by reading various drafts of chapters as the work progressed. These include Charles Biggs, Rev. Gordon Gibson, Jason Johnson, Roger Jones, Marianne Keddington-Lang, Rachel Kovac, and Steven Longenecker. I owe special thanks to my colleague and friend, Dan Bing, for reading a nearly final version and providing a detailed critique. As always, Donna Walter Sherwood’s copyediting skills improved the flow of my prose. I am honored that Paul S. Boyer, Merle Curti Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a fellow conscientious objector, agreed to write a foreword for this book. It was Paul Merchant who first encouraged me to consider writing a history of Cascade Locks. His enthusiastic support and superb copy editing skills have been essential to the success of this project. Working with the staff of the Oregon State University Press, Mary Braun, Jo Alexander, and Tom Booth, to turn my original manuscript into an attractive published volume has been a pleasure. I am delighted finally to have the opportunity publicly to thank James B. Barlow, my American history teacher at Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon, who first taught me to love history and to think critically about it. The stories and papers of my late father-in-law, Charles Davis, stimulated my research on CPS #21, and his wisdom and humor have influenced every paragraph. I trust that he would think that writing this book was “doing the Lord’s work.” Finally, and most important, the contributions of my wife, Susan Davis Kovac, to this book, and so much else...

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