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Throughout the book,when I quote from correspondence and S.Weir Mitchell’s autobiography, I follow the originals with a few exceptions.Whenever possible , Mitchell’s spelling, capitalization, and punctuation have been retained, and I have avoided using the word sic. Rather than commas or periods, Mitchell frequently used dashes between phrases and between sentences. Omitting or replacing these dashes would significantly alter his voice and style. Therefore, most dashes have been retained. For the sake of clarity, I have replaced a few dashes at the end of sentences with periods or added a question mark. In a few instances, I have silently capitalized the first word of a sentence. I have eliminated the ampersand.Mitchell rarely underlined titles,and this practice has been retained.All original emphasis from quoted material has been retained,and no emphasis has been added anywhere in the book. I have italicized words originally underlined.For the sake of readability,I have sometimes grouped two or more citations into a single note. In understanding the relative value of sums of money, it is helpful to consult historical consumer price index conversion factors . For example, according to the consumer price index conversion factor of 0.036 for 1850,$1,000 then would be worth approximately $28,000 in 2010.See “Inflation Conversion Factors,” retrieved January 3, 2012, from http://oregon state.edu/cla/polisci/sahr/sahr. a note on the text 00a Front_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:52 PM Page xiii 00a Front_Cervetti 6/27/2012 1:52 PM Page xiv ...

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