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acknowledgments This book would never have been possible without the support of many, many people. I began my work on the project at the University of Maryland, College Park, so it is there my thanks begin. Myron Lounsbury, a trusted and valued adviser during graduate school, taught me a great deal about being an adviser, student, and teacher. David Sicilia, Kandice Chuh, and Mary Sies were all instrumental in helping to develop and refine my work over several years. I owe special thanks to H. Bruce Franklin, who was extremely generous with his time and energy during early stages. Funding from a variety of sources at Maryland allowed me to focus on research and writing, including a Graduate School Fellowship, a Goldhaber Travel Grant with matching funds from American Studies that allowed me to visit Vietnam in the summer of 2001, and a Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship. I was also lucky enough to work within a stone’s throw of the Government Document repository at the University of Maryland. The reference librarians in that section helped me sort through piles of documents and kept me sane while they moved and reorganized the entire section during 2003. A number of staff at the National Archives and the Library of Congress were also extremely helpful on several occasions. Susan Pyzynski of the Farber Archives at Brandeis University gave me first crack at the papers of Stephen Solarz before most of the collection had even been unpacked, let alone catalogued or organized. I benefited immeasurably from contributions both direct and indirect to this project by Cathy Jones, David Silver, Kelly Quinn, Andrew Johnston, Josh Woodfork, and D Snyder, and I thank them for their friendship and support. Barbara Shaw read nearly every page of this manuscript at one stage or another and provided priceless feedback. Scott Laderman also read the entire manuscript and corrected a number of errors and oversights. It has been my good fortune to have had the support and guidance of Clark Dougan, senior editor at the University of Massachusetts Press, Carol Betsch, managing editor at the press, and Chris Appy, in his role as series editor, as I revised the manuscript. Likewise the staff at the press were extremely helpful at every stage of turning the manuscript into a book. My new colleagues in the History Department at Western Michigan University have given me time, space, and an environment that is at once supportive and intellectually challenging. Last, and most important, this work could never have been imagined, let alone completed, without my family. My parents, Shari and Ed, have allowed me to pursue any dream or goal I have ever entertained; my sister Kristen was my first teacher and continues regularly to school me in many things. Anyone is lucky to have one set of amazing parents; I happen to have two. Thanks to Bill and Gennis for their support as well. Finally, thanks to Genanne Zeller and Gracen Martini-Zeller. Gracen was born in the midst of this project and helped keep it, and all things academic, in much-needed perspective. Genanne has been the most supportive, encouraging, sympathetic, and rock-solid partner I could ever imagine. A wonderful editor and audience—and great cook—G has consistently allowed me to focus on my work, often at great personal sacrifice. Nothing would be possible without her love and support. xii acknowledgments ...

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