Artifacts and Illuminations: Critical Essays on Loren Eiseley

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments A project such as Artifacts and Illuminations comes to fruition because of the support and collaboration of many people, not just those who edit and contribute to the book. We would like to thank Bridget Barry and the staff at the University of Nebraska Press for their unwavering support and professional assistance, from our initial proposal to the book’s completion. We are also grateful to the two anonymous readers, who gave careful readings of the draft manuscriptandprovidedusandthecontributorswithimportantanddetailed revision suggestions. The finished book is a stronger publication as a result. A professional development leave from the University of Nebraska system allowed Sue Maher to work on her contributions to the book, and a generous invitation from Diane and Bruce Quantic to use Cabin Q outside Bailey, Colorado, allowed her to write without interruption through a number of snowy May days. The University of Minnesota, Duluth, extended research support to Sue as well, and she is grateful for her institution’s belief that deans can be scholars, too. Tom Lynch would like to thank the students in his Honors Seminar on Loren Eiseley at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, for their insightful discussions of Eiseley and for their patience as he worked through some of his own interpretations of Eiseley, live and impromptu, during class. We both thank our colleagues on the Loren Eiseley Society Board for their enthusiastic endorsement of this critical anthology. Board president Bing Chen is an inspiration and an indefatigable advocate for all things Eiseley. Finally, we thank our families for accepting the kinds of hours that academics keep. Al Kammerer kept the home fires burning for Sue, which was particularly important in the mountains of Colorado. Tom’s spouse, Margaret Jacobs, continues to be a model for how to gracefully combine the life of a scholar, a parent, and a partner. vii Artifacts and Illuminations ...