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ix AcknowlEdgmEnts I oWE thE complEtion of thiS BooK to thE Support of my mEntors , colleagues, and employers. Donna Krasnow’s and Bob Walch’s teaching skills gave me the foundation to pursue both history and writing. Anne Hyde, Betsy Jameson, and Carol Neel remain valued mentors and friends. At the University of Montana, Dan Flores and Dave Emmons inspired my intellectual growth. Dan has continued to be an indispensable critic and supporter of my work. At the University of Colorado in Boulder, I learned about the craft of history from Virginia Anderson, Bob Ferry, Julie Greene, Nan Goodman, Ralph Mann, Mark Pittenger, and Carolyn Ramsey. I owe a special debt to Peter Boag, my dissertation adviser. I will always be grateful for his insistence on solid evidence, organized writing, and analytical rigor. My amazing cohorts at Colorado, John Enyeart, John Grider, Beth Kovacs, Eric Morgan, Wendy Rex-Atzet, Duke Richey, and Allison Wickens, all offered insightful input. My colleagues at Pacific Lutheran University, Bucknell University, and University of Alaska–Fairbanks offered impromptu advice and support. I am grateful for the curiosity and good humor of my students at those institutions as well. Parts of the book appeared in Journal of Social History and Environmental History, and I thank those publications for their permission to rework the material here. Appreciation, too, goes to my graduate assistant Matt Robinson and map maker Kerri Crowder. I also owe thanks to Laura Avedisian, Lincoln Bramwell, Doug Smith, and Leon Unruh; my anonymous reviewers; and my readers at the University of Washington Press for their patience looking through my manuscript. This book was possible due to funding from the University of Colorado, the Charles Redd Center for Western History, and Bucknell University. Due to the generosity of these institutions, I was able to pursue research at Denver Public Library, Glenbow Archives, Parks Canada Archives in Revelstoke , Revelstoke Museum and Archives, Revelstoke Railway Museum, Stephen H. Hart Library at the Colorado Historical Society, University of x § acKnoWlEdgmEntS Utah Archives, and Utah Historical Society, Washington State University Archives and Special Collections, the Washington State Archives, and the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Archives. Gary Krist generously shared his sources related to the Wellington slide with me. This book would not have happened without the emotional, intellectual , and financial support of my friends and family. I am privileged to have too many friends to list them all by name, but their faith in my work has been invaluable. My father Lew’s love of the West, a passion he passed on to me, inspired this book. My sister Anne Marie’s excellent editing and listening skills motivated me through the difficult times. My loyal canine companions, Skaia and Emma, reminded me that walks are important, too. Finally, the memory of my mother’s resilient spirit has sustained me. ...

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