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265 Acknowledgments The authors are greatly indebted to our editor at NYU Press, Deborah Gershenowitz, for her wise counsel, reassurance, and good cheer, particularly in the latter stages of writing. Gabrielle Begue very helpfully managed the manuscript at the press, and Despina Papazoglou Gimbel provided outstanding support during the editing and production processes . Andrew Katz did a very careful job of copyediting, and the authors accept responsibility for any remaining errors. Alfred F. Young wishes to repeat his thanks expressed when this essay first appeared, in 1995, to Ronald Hoffman, Jesse Lemisch, and Gary B. Nash for their astute critical comments on the manuscript; to Staughton Lynd, Jackson Turner Main, Morey D. Rothberg, and Peter H. Wood, who read sections of it, correcting errors and adding to the author’s knowledge; to Paul Buhle, Stephen Foster, Mary Furner, and James M. Smith, who answered queries; and to James A. Henretta, who criticized an early version. The University of Virginia Press has generously granted permission to reprint the essay. Gregory H. Nobles is very grateful to several generous colleagues—Susan Branson, Carla Gerona, Woody Holton, Daniel Richter, and Billy G. Smith —who read and responded to various sections of this essay with smart comments and very helpful suggestions. Al Young read each of the sections , and the essay owes a great debt to his wisdom and commitment to getting things right. This page intentionally left blank ...

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