The Canoe and the Saddle: A Critical Edition

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Many colleagues and friends have made this project possible. Dr. Charles Mutschler, director of Archives and Special Collections at Eastern Washington University’s John F. Kennedy Library, scanned a copy of the book for me and chased down secondary materials. Lisa Scharnhorst of Special Collections at the University of Washington Libraries confirmed my collations of the text. Lynn Pankonin , collections manager for the Spokane Tribe, helped untangle the genealogical knots of Winthrop’s Indian guide and furnished photos. David Robinson, Distinguished Professor of American Literature and director of American Studies at Oregon State University , corroborated the originality of key passages. Gary Williams, professor of English at the University of Idaho, generously loaned me his photocopies and transcriptions of Winthrop materials from the New York Public Library, which houses most Winthropiana today. Johannes Bergthaller in Germany shared his insightful graduate seminar paper on Theodore Winthrop, to which I am greatly Acknowledgments indebted. Diane Schmitz, in Grant and Research Development at Eastern Washington University, helped me to prepare the manuscript and apply for support. Finally, I am grateful to the Northwest Institute for Advanced Study, which awarded me two research grants that allowed me to complete this project. viii ...