C o n t r i b u t o r s A u t h o r s Susan Armitage te ach es h istor y at W ash in gt o n St a t e U n iver sity . Sh e is th e co ed ito r (w ith Betsy Jam e so n ) o f T h e W o m e n ’s W e st (1 9 8 7 ) an d W rit in g th e R an g e : R ac e , C l a s s , an d C u lt u r e in th e W o m e n ’s W e st (1 9 9 7 ) an d th e au t h o r o f a n u m b e r o f ar ticles o n w estern w o m e n ’ s h istory. Patrick K. Dooley h as p u b lish ed ext en siv ely in th e gen e r al ar ea o f p h ilosop h y an d A m e r ic an cu ltu re. H e is p ar ticu larly in t ere sted in e t h ical issues. H is m ost r e cen t b ook , A C o m m u n it y o f I n q u iry : C o n v e r sat io n s b e t w e e n C lassic al A m e r ic an P h ib so p h y an d A m e r ic an L it e rat u re is fo r th co m in g (su m m e r 2 0 0 6 ). H e is also w ork in g o n a b o o k o n p h ilo so p h ical th e m es in th e w orks o f Jo h n Ste in b e ck . H e is th e b ib lio gr ap h er for S t e p h e n C r an e S t u d ie s, an d for th e p ast fifteen years, h e h as b e e n ed it o r o f th e S o cie t y f o r th e A d v an c e m e n t o f A m e r ic an P h ib so p h y N e w sle t t e r, Cathryn Halverson is an asso ciate professor o f En glish an d A m e r ic an literatu re at K o b e C it y U n iv er sit y o f Fo re ign Stu d ies in Ko b e , Ja p an . Sh e p u b lish e d h er first b o o k in 2004, M av e r ic k A u t o b io g rap h ie s: W o m e n W rit e rs an d th e A m e r ic an W e st , an d is cu rren tly co m p le t in g a p r o je ct p rov ision ally titled “P lay in g H o u se in th e A m e r ic an W est: W estern W o m en ’s Literary A u t ob iograp h y , 1 8 4 0 - 1 9 5 0 .” Elizabeth J. Wright is an assist an t p r ofessor o f En glish at th e P e n n sy lv an ia St a t e U n iversity , H azle to n . A r t i s t s Victor Arnautoff (1 8 9 6 - 1 9 7 9 ) follow ed th e so cial p r ot est style o f D ie go R iv e r a an d h as b e e n h er...