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Acknowledgments Many of the experts working on this field, across a range of academic disciplines, were able to come together at a special two-day conference at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, in September 2011. This book has emerged from the lively exchange of ideas that took place at that event, which was kindly supported by the Antiquarian Society and the University of Oxford. For making that initial exchange of ideas a success, I thank all the contributors to this volume and other speakers at the event, including Paul Dahlgren of Georgia Southwestern University, Carolyn Eastman of Virginia Commonwealth University, and Tom Heeney of the College of Charleston. Particular gratitude also goes to Jay de Prima of Worcester State, who thoroughly stole the show with an appearance as Henry David Thoreau, performing the lecture “Economy.” Numerous people deserve further thanks for their practical assistance. The hospitality and generosity of Barbara McCarthy of Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Eugene McCarthy of the College of the Holy Cross, and Murray Wheeler Jr. of the Yale Club of Boston was invaluable. Above all, the event would not have taken place, nor the subsequent book exist, without the intellectual and practical energies of Paul Erickson, director of academic programs at the Antiquarian Society. Clark Dougan and Carol Betsch at University of Massachusetts Press, and the astute comments of anonymous readers of the manuscript, have helped make the process of publication as smooth as possible. Finally, the support of Angela Ray of Northwestern University has been exemplary throughout. Her willingness to submit lyceum culture to the most critical standards of scholarly scrutiny has inspired the book that you hold in your hands, the conversations that it represents, and the dialogues it hopes to provoke. “This page intentionally left blank” [44.221.46.132] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:07 GMT) The Cosmopolitan Lyceum “This page intentionally left blank” ...