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ACICNOWLEDGMENTS l OWE MUCH APPRECIATION to SO many people for their assistance in writing this book. First, I give much credit to my former teacher, mentor, and friend, Dr. Otis K. Rice, now deceased, for recommending Governor William E. Glasscock as a topic for my doctoral dissertation many years ago. I was also inspired by his writings about West Virginia and frontier history. In addition, I acknowledge the professional constructive advice given by other teachers and authors of West Virginia history. They include Dr. Ronald L. Lewis of West Virginia University, Dr. Gordon B. McKinney of Berea College, and Dr. Paul Rakes and Dr. Stephen Brown of West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology. Through their questions and comments, the manuscript slowly took its final form, and its clarity and quality I attribute to them. No less important, I offer my appreciation to general readers ofWest Virginia history who read my manuscript and gave me their impressions. It was always my intention to write a book that was not only acceptable to the professional community but also to those interested in reading about our past. They are Mr. James Dennis, chairman ofthe Social Studies Department of Parkersburg South High School and Mr. David Coleman, an avid reader and a true Mountaineer. I give you my thanks. Of course, the librarians of West Virginia University, West Virginia Tech, West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History in Charleston, the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, and the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University provided invaluable service in facilitating my research at their institutions. I wish to thank all the people associated with the West Virginia University Press for their hard work and assistance in making this book a reality. I would especially like to thank Than Saffel, production coordinator and designer, and Rachel Rosolina, graduate editor, for their assistance and guidance through the publishing maze. XIII ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Finally, my family, my wife Janice, son Gary J. Tucker, Jr. M.D., his wife Carri, my younger son Brent, and my daughter Debbie, who endured endless days of listening to me ruminate about Governor Glasscock and Progressive politics, you have my love, sympathy, and appreciation. Of course, it is understood that any shortfalls or mistakes belong entirely to me. XIV ...

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