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Acknowledgments Grateful thanks to the many people who offered ideas, suggestions, and friendship while I was working on this book. In particular, I would like to thank Else L. Hambleton and Ann Wolff for permitting me to vent my frustrations in numerous e-mails. Jennifer Hammer, my editor at New York University Press, promptly answered my many questions and did not grumble at my delays. Thanks to Despina Papazoglou Gimbel, also at NYU Press, for once again guiding my manuscript through copyediting . A special thank you to the staff of the West Deptford Public Library who cheerfully obtained obscure books for me when I was working and provided me with leisure reading when I wasn’t. The men and women of the National Park Post Office went beyond the call of duty in making sure I got my mail. This book is a collaborative effort, and I could not have done it without the contributions of the authors of the essays included here. Thank you for coming through with great essays. As always, thanks to Doug, Megan, and Sheryl just for being in my life. And to J.W., thanks for the chocolate. ix ...

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