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ix Acknowledgments I wish to express my gratitude to Howard Zinn for contributing a foreword and supporting this project. Alfred F. Young not only made his personal papers available but provided enormous boxes of books, magazines, and journals from the 1960s that proved almost as invaluable as his many insights. Young’s writings on the revolutionary era provided context and depth as I wrestled with Lynd’s scholarship. I am especially grateful to Young for reading drafts of the manuscript, putting his agile mind to work spotting flaws in argument, and moving the project along with his stimulating reflections. I fear that I have not fully addressed all of his suggestions. I am also grateful to Jesse Lemisch, who likewise read the manuscript, offered detailed suggestions , and answered a barrage of questions regarding Lynd’s treatment at Yale, from the early stages of this project to its final completion. Lemisch also dug up materials from his personal papers whenever I asked. The opportunity to interact with Lynd, Lemisch, and Young on this project has constituted an intellectual high note for me. Jim O’Brien’s article in the Winter 2002 issue of Radical History Review, “Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible: Staughton Lynd, Jesse Lemisch and a Committed History,” inspired me to write further about Lynd. Jim also read drafts of the manuscript, and I am grateful for his thoughtful critiques. Daniel Rosenberg read an early draft and provided relevant articles and much appreciated encouragement. I should also thank Paul Buhle, who read the manuscript, offered his insights on leftist politics, and corrected some superficial brushstrokes . I owe a special debt to Gary Nash, who, on reading an early draft, offered penetrating remarks as well as important editorial suggestions. Thanks also go to Tom Hayden for his comments and for backing the project. Meredith Coman, a graduate student assistant at Adelphi University, kindly tracked down some useful articles. Adelphi’s reference librarian, Gloria Roberson, also deserves thanks. Jack Walsh not only shared engaging stories about Staughton Lynd but facilitated my visit to the Lynd home by graciously driving me to the airport at 4 a.m. James Kaminsky helped me to track down Sally Goodman, who most kindly granted me permission to reprint Paul Goodman’s poem “Ballad of the Pentagon.” Robert Ross kindly made available his undergraduate thesis on Lynd. The inspiration for the title of chapter 2 came after reading Ross’s thesis. I wish to thank the American Historical Association, and especially Dr. Pillarisaetti Sudhir, for providing copies of the AHA Newsletter that helped me to piece together the 1969 AHA meeting. A Presidential Faculty Development Grant, State University of New York / College at Old Westbury allowed me to explore the valuable collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Archives. Craig Simpson and the staff at the Kent State University Special Collections and Archives were especially helpful and attentive to my requests. The materials housed at Kent State proved invaluable to the completion of this manuscript. At Kent State University Press, I am most grateful that Joyce Harrison supported this work. Thank you also to Mary Young and my patient and meticulous editors. Finally, my great thanks to Alice and Staughton Lynd. I am most fortunate to have spent time with them both, an experience that has forced me to face my own intellectual and political presuppositions. x Acknowledgments ...

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