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xi This book grew out of a May 2009 conference in Lyon, the first ever such meeting on European soil devoted to Thoreau. The editors would like to acknowledge the generous support of the different organizations, and the men and women who constitute them, that in various ways devoted time and expertise as well as funding to the organization of this conference: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon & Université Lyon 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (cnrsumr 5611 lire), Institut des Amériques, American Embassy, and the local authorities , Région Rhône-Alpes, Conseil Général du Rhône, and Ville de Lyon. This publication was made possible thanks to funds contributed by the Région Rhône-Alpes and by the William P. and Hazel B. White Foundation at the University of Notre Dame through the generous support of John McGreevy, Dean, College of Arts and Letters. The editors and authors also owe special thanks to friends and colleagues who have commented on earlier versions of various parts of the manuscript, and to Randall Conrad, who provided the index. Acknowledgments This page intentionally left blank ...

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